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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2016
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
James J. Niu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Keith J. Hendren, Cupertino, CA (US);
Craig C. Leong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Thomas W. Wilson, Jr., Saratoga, CA (US);
Bruce E. Berg, Cupertino, CA (US);
John M. Brock, San Carlos, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A key mechanism including one or more butterfly hinges. Each butterfly hinge may include 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. Additionally or alternatively, a key mechanism can include one or more half-butterfly hinges. Each half-butterfly hinge includes a double wing design operative to move between a depressed position and non-depressed position. A hinged coupling mechanism couples one set of corresponding arms of the wings together, while the other set of corresponding arms are not coupled together.