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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Craig C. Leong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Derrick T. Jue, Cupertino, CA (US);
Hilbert T. Kwan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Keith J. Hendren, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/26 (2006.01); H01H 13/72 (2006.01); H01H 13/76 (2006.01); H01H 13/704 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); H01H 11/00 (2006.01); H01H 13/02 (2006.01); H01H 13/04 (2006.01); H01H 13/83 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/704 (2013.01); G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); H01H 11/00 (2013.01); H01H 13/023 (2013.01); H01H 13/04 (2013.01); H01H 13/83 (2013.01); H01H 2219/03 (2013.01); H01H 2219/048 (2013.01); H01H 2219/056 (2013.01); H01H 2223/038 (2013.01); H01H 2227/036 (2013.01);
Abstract
An illuminated glass keycap having a glyph diffuser layer that may diffuse light through a glyph window opened in a background layer. The background layer may be opaque and the glyph window may be transparent. The keycap is adhered to a scissor mechanism positioned above electrical switch circuitry. Included within, below, or adjacent to the scissor mechanism may be one or more light sources positioned to emit light through the keycap, around the perimeter of the keycap, and/or through the background layer.