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5448026 Double-axis key switch  
A double-axis key switch has a key cap with a pair of key stems which slide into a housing to actuate a pair of switches. The key stems are slightly out of parallel so that the axes of the key...
5438177 Two-layer membrane switch  
A two-layer membrane switch particularly suited for application as a keyswitch in low-profile keyboard applications, such as keyboards for notebook or laptop type personal computers. When used as a...
5430263 Computer keyboard with integral dome sheet and support pegs  
A computer keyboard has multiple rows of cantilevered keys which are flexibly attached to common mounting strips. The rows of cantilevered keys are arranged to partially overlap adjacent rows such...
5430262 Multiple switch arrangement including membrane dome contacts and multi-directional tilt actuator  
A multiple switch device comprises a base having at least two switch units and supports with pawls placed on the tips of the pawls, a push button having at least two push members and supports with...
5422447 Keyboard with full-travel, self-leveling keyswitches and return mechanism keyswitch  
An improved alphanumeric keyboard 10 is illustrated for use in lap top or notebook personal computers 12. The keyboard 10 has a plurality of full travel, self leveling keyswitches 14 for actuating...
5421659 Keyboard housing with channels for draining spilled liquid  
A keyboard includes a body having a number of depressions formed in the upper portion for collecting water, a-number of channels extend upward from the depression for slidably receiving buttons. A...
5412164 Dual action switch assembly with sequentially actuated membrane switches including a reciprocating circuit board  
A two-way dual action electric switch assembly has an actuator that slides in housing from a neutral position to a first position to a second position and back to the neutral position in each...
5408057 Multiple electrical switch control device including bracket with severable plungers and method  
A control device and method of making the same are provided, the control device having a plurality of electrical switch units carried by a support, a bracket structure carried by the support and...
5401922 Membrane switch  
A membrane switch including first and second substantially flexible electrical contacts and a first layer of dielectric material deposited between and on one surface of one of the first and second...
5399821 Keytop for push-button switches, and method of manufacturing same  
A push-button switch keytop includes a flexible resin film deformed in such a manner that the resin film bulges upwardly to form a curved portion that is filled with a molding resin while the resin...
5397867 Light distribution for illuminated keyboard switches and displays  
Disclosed is the backlit display and/or backlit keyboard display which have a controlled level of illumination at the surface thereof. Where such switch and/or display are illuminated by a light...
5388922 Miniature keyboard  
A miniature keyboard assembly for generating code signals representative of selected characters and functions. The assembly including at least one but preferably, two glide keys, each coupled to a...
5389755 Computer key switch device  
A computer a key switch device comprised of key cap, a key body plate and a rubber base plate, wherein the key body plate has a raised key body portion with a respective center hole and a pair of...
5384459 Illuminated switch and keypad assembly having a light gradient and a light conductive elastomeric assembly  
A switch assembly (100) includes a key area (104) and a light reception section (114) for receiving light from input lightpipe (106) and providing some of the light to key area (104). Switch...
5380969 Computer key  
A computer key includes a socket member which confines a receiving space therein and which has a top wall that is provided with a through hole, a resilient biasing member which is disposed inside...
5381142 Remote control unit having additional keys serviced via an interrupt  
In a remote control unit, a controller is coupled to first and second pluralities of keys for determining which of the keys is depressed at any given time. The first plurality of keys is coupled...
5371332 Sensor control and display unit for dental apparatus  
A control board for a dental apparatus contains a control panel (1) having a plurality of key surfaces (2) for the actuation of sensor devices (3) that respond to a force or a change in force. The...
5367133 Keypad including membrane with replaceable key elements  
A keypad (10) comprises a membrane having a plurality of switch actuating portions (41). The keypad (10) further comprises key portions (44) corresponding to said switch actuating portions (41) and...
5360955 Computer keyboard with cantilever switch design and improved PCB/switch membrane interface  
A computer keyboard has multiple rows of cantilevered keys which are flexibly attached to common mounting strips. The rows of cantilevered keys are arranged to partially overlap adjacent rows such...
5359166 Keyboard, especially for electronic data-processing apparatuses  
A keyboard for electronic equipment screens off RF radiation by using a conductive housing (2), preferably made of extruded aluminum, which is closed off at its two ends by conductive end pieces...
5359168 Switching and control mechanisms  
In FIG. 1, an electrical circuit on a circuit board 9 can be controlled by operation of switches 2B, 3B, 4B. These are operated by removing portions of the board 9, effected by the snapping off of...
5357065 Circuit unit for electronic instrument having key-pad arrangement  
A circuit unit is used in an electronic instrument having a key-pad arrangement, such as a portable telephone, and comprises a printed circuit board, a flexible switch circuit sheet attached to the...
5350890 Contact switch device  
A switch assembly including a base member and at least one pair of conductors provided on the base member which are to be electrically connected. An outer baffle extends over the base member and...
5348407 Snap-on control panel  
A portable ink-jet printer and sheet feeder which can be battery powered. The printer may be manually fed paper for operation independent of the sheet feeder. The printer and sheet feeder are...
5338910 Wall controller  
A wall controller for controlling the speed of rotation of a ceiling fan and the intensity of light of a lighting fixture, which includes a junction box covered with a slotted mounting plate to...
5335076 Soft shroud for screen display device  
There is disclosed a housing for a thin, flat display screen such as a liquid crystal display. The housing is formed of components comprising a front housing section having a front panel with an...
5329079 Computer keyboard with improved cantilever switch design  
A computer keyboard has multiple rows of cantilevered keys which are flexibly attached to common mounting strips. The rows of cantilevered keys are arranged to partially overlap adjacent rows such...
5324898 Motion detector and associated system  
A detector assembly (20) detects motion by utilizing a plurality of motion detectors (22-28), each detector having a first finger (40) and a second finger (42 ). First finger (40 ) has a signal...
5311656 Keypad method of manufacture  
A keypad is comprised of a supporting frame, a plurality of snap action domes, and a plurality of pushbuttons each overlying a dome, all of the above being integrated and formed of a single piece...
5313027 Push button switch assembly including single or plural sequentially closed switches  
A push switch is capable of performing a first switching operation and subsequently a second switching operation when a pressing force is applied to the switch. The push switch includes (a) an...
5306886 Keyboard switch  
A keyboard switch has a deformable membrane which, when deformed, enables electrical contact between a pair of contacts. A key stem is urged away from the deformable membrane by an elastic body....
5298706 Membrane computer keyboard and improved key structure  
A computer keyboard employs a single monoblock structure to both support the keys and to define the aesthetic enclosure. The monoblock has multiple key supports into which key bodies are slidably...
5294121 Direction control key assembly  
A direction control key assembly comprises a base on which a cover is mounted to provide an interior space for receipt of a circuit board therein which has at least four switch units thereon...
5278362 Push-button switch with display device  
In a push-button switch with a display device for opening and closing an electric circuit by pressing an operating button, a touch panel is disposed on the top side of the operating button. First a...
5274217 Keyboard having keys with different heights  
A keyboard has keys arranged in parallel columns with all of the keys in a respective column projecting from a front plate the same distance. The keys of a first column are arranged to project a...
5270499 Divergent collapsible seal  
Briefly, according to the invention, a compression seal between two surfaces is provided by a body portion (212) conforming between the two surfaces (110 and 130). A first (211) and second (311)...
5269499 Snap spring positioning device  
A snap-acting positioning device comprising an enclosure, including a spring member having a plurality of sine-shaped bow sections disposed equidistantly in a circular pattern to take a disc shape...
5268542 Push button operated multi-step switch including flexible circuit board and extending push element  
A multi-step switch includes a resilient or resiliently mounted push button. In a first stage of the pressed-in state, the push button presses a contact surface against an at least partially...
5257317 Sound recording console  
A control console (1) for use in sound recording, and/or effects such as dubbing, the console (1) having a plurality, say 100 of sound channels, the console comprising a touch sensitive channel...
5250771 Manually controlled key device  
A device (301) having manually controlled keys (310), in particular for controlling actuator devices of a motor vehicle, particularly for electric window winders and/or electric door locks and/or...
5243162 Transparent touch switch  
An optically transparent touch switch is described. The switch is of the type which comprises a pair of glass sheets, transparent electrodes formed on one side of each glass sheet in such a way...
5237327 Remote commander  
A remote commander wherein a user can confirm operation of an operation key after such operation has a touch panel operating section including a display device for displaying an image of a...
5219067 Keyboard pad structure for electronic devices  
An electronic housing structure including an enclosure for containing at least one electronic device having a plurality of user interface switches. The electronic housing structure further has a...
5218177 Screened pattern causing gaps around keyboard membrane spacer hole to increase venting and reduced bounce  
First and second membranes carrying contacts located on opposing faces are separated by a third or spacer membrane having holes therein so that a circuit may be completed between the contacts when...
5214256 Membrane type switch with improved elastomeric actuator including a cap mounted in an actuator depression  
The switch includes a cap, a base portion, a dome retainer subassembly and a support portion. The base portion includes an upper surface and an actuator block. The cap and actuator block are...
5212356 Computer keyboard with flexible dome switch layer  
As a preferred embodiment, a computer keyboard dome sheet is illustrated in the figures showing a extruded sheet 30 with an elongated body 32 with parallel extruded ridges 44 corresponding to the...
5206557 Microelectromechanical transducer and fabrication method  
A microelectromechanical transducer including a plurality of strips arranged in an array and maintained in a closely spaced relation by a plurality of spacers. An electrically conductive layer on...
5203448 Push button key switch  
A push button key switch has an intermediate guide cylinder which is free to slide lengthwise inside a fixed guide cylinder and which at the same time holds the neck of a keytop while allowing it...
5204511 Alphanumeric keyboard  
An alphanumeric keyboard comprises a plurality of key operated switches and a cover frame which covers the switches and has bosses for receiving switch operating rams carried by key buttons having...
5199555 Push button switch  
A push button switch has a stem having a thin flange without requiring fabrication of synthetic material, thereby realizing a push button switch having good productivity and high reliability. To...