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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Craig C. Leong, Cupertino, CA (US);
James J. Niu, Cupertino, CA (US);
John M. Brock, Cupertino, CA (US);
Keith J. Hendren, Cupertino, CA (US);
Thomas W. Wilson, Jr., Cupertino, CA (US);
Bruce E. Berg, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01); H01H 13/705 (2006.01); H01H 11/00 (2006.01); H01H 13/70 (2006.01); H01H 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/14 (2013.01); G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); G06F 3/0238 (2013.01); H01H 11/00 (2013.01); H01H 13/70 (2013.01); H01H 13/705 (2013.01); H01H 3/122 (2013.01); H01H 2227/028 (2013.01); H01H 2227/036 (2013.01); H01H 2237/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A key mechanism can include one or more butterfly hinges. Each butterfly hinge includes a double wing design operative to move between a depressed position and non-depressed position. Hinged coupling mechanisms couple respective arms of the wings together.