Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Low-travel key mechanisms with butterfly hinges
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Application No.: US15264827Application Date: 2016-09-14
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Publication No.: US09761389B2Publication Date: 2017-09-12
- Inventor: Craig C. Leong , James J. Niu , John M. Brock , Keith J. Hendren , Thomas W. Wilson, Jr. , Bruce E. Berg
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
- Main IPC: H01H13/14
- IPC: H01H13/14 ; G06F3/02 ; G06F3/023 ; H01H13/705 ; H01H11/00 ; H01H13/70 ; H01H3/12
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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170004937A1 LOW-TRAVEL KEY MECHANISMS WITH BUTTERFLY HINGES Public/Granted day:2017-01-05
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