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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 9870880 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018

Filed:

Sep. 28, 2015

Dome switch and switch housing for keyboard assembly

Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Bradford J. Zercoe, Cupertino, CA (US);

Craig C. Leong, Cupertino, CA (US);

James J. Niu, Cupertino, CA (US);

John M. Brock, San Carlos, CA (US);

Keith J. Hendren, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Anthony R Jimenez

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/26 (2006.01); H01H 13/72 (2006.01); H01H 13/76 (2006.01); H01H 13/06 (2006.01); H01H 13/02 (2006.01); H01L 33/50 (2010.01); H01H 13/70 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); H01H 3/12 (2006.01); H01H 13/79 (2006.01); H01H 13/80 (2006.01); H01H 13/803 (2006.01); H01H 13/83 (2006.01); H01H 13/86 (2006.01); H01H 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/06 (2013.01); G06F 1/1662 (2013.01); G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); H01H 3/125 (2013.01); H01H 13/023 (2013.01); H01H 13/04 (2013.01); H01H 13/70 (2013.01); H01H 13/7006 (2013.01); H01H 13/79 (2013.01); H01H 13/80 (2013.01); H01H 13/803 (2013.01); H01H 13/83 (2013.01); H01H 13/86 (2013.01); H01L 33/50 (2013.01); H01H 2203/004 (2013.01); H01H 2203/038 (2013.01); H01H 2203/056 (2013.01); H01H 2205/016 (2013.01); H01H 2205/024 (2013.01); H01H 2207/04 (2013.01); H01H 2211/028 (2013.01); H01H 2213/01 (2013.01); H01H 2213/016 (2013.01); H01H 2215/038 (2013.01); H01H 2219/036 (2013.01); H01H 2219/052 (2013.01); H01H 2219/06 (2013.01); H01H 2219/062 (2013.01); H01H 2221/076 (2013.01); H01H 2227/026 (2013.01); H01H 2229/046 (2013.01); H01H 2239/004 (2013.01);
Abstract

A dome switch utilized in a keyboard assembly is disclosed. The keyboard assembly may include a printed circuit board having a first electrical connector formed in the printed circuit board, and a second electrical connector formed in the printed circuit board adjacent the first electrical connector. The keyboard assembly may also include an inner contact component contacting the second electrical connector of the printed circuit board. The inner contact component may be in electrical communication with the second electrical connector of the printed circuit board. Additionally, the keyboard assembly can include a dome switch surrounding the inner contact component. The dome switch may contact and may be in electrical communication with the first electrical connector of the printed circuit board.

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