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US 11,557,446 B1Granted
Keyboard stabilizer adapted for noise reduction
OwnerJeremy Atienzainventor
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Abstract
A keyboard stabilizer is adapted to reduce the clanking and rattling sounds that it makes during operation. The invention takes advantage of the surprising result that adhesive, in proper amounts, can act as a sound dampener. First, a circumferential score is cut near each tip of the wire. Second, adhesive is applied to several critical points on the housings, stems, and wire. Third, lubricant is applied to several critical points on the housings, stems, and wire. The stabilizer is then assembled from the prepared parts.
Claims10
A process for adapting a keyboard stabilizer for noise reduction, comprising the steps of:
- providing two housings, each housing comprising a housing hole, a wire clamp, a housing base, and a housing inner wall;
- providing two stems, each stem comprising a stem hole, a stem outer wall, and a stem base;
- providing a wire, comprising two bent ends and a tip on each bent end;
- applying adhesive to the wire clamp, housing base, and housing inner wall of each housing;
- applying adhesive to the stem hole, stem base, and stem outer wall of each stem;
- cutting a circumferential score around each bent end of the wire, near the tip of each bent end;
- applying adhesive to the tip of each bent end of the wire;
- wherein
- the adhesive applied to the wire clamp of each housing has a volume in the range of 0.05 to 0.15 mL;
- the adhesive applied to the housing base of each housing has a volume in the range of 0.15 to 0.25 mL;
- the adhesive applied to the housing inner wall of each housing has a volume in the range of 0.10 to 0.14 mL;
- the adhesive applied to the stem hole of each stem has a volume in the range of 0.25 to 0.35 mL;
- the adhesive applied to the stem base of each stem has a volume in the range of 0.35 to 0.45 mL;
- the adhesive applied to the stem outer wall of each stem has a volume in the range of 0.05 to 0.07 mL;
- and the adhesive applied to the tip of each bent end of the wire has a volume in the range of 0.15 to 0.25 mL;
- allowing all applied adhesive at least one day to cure;
- applying lubricant to the housing inner wall and the housing base of each housing;
- applying lubricant to the stem outer wall and the stem hole of each stem;
- applying lubricant to each bent end of the wire;
- and assembling the housings, the stems, and the wire into a keyboard stabilizer.
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A keyboard stabilizer modified for noise reduction, comprising
- two housings, each housing comprising a housing hole, a wire clamp, a housing base, and a housing inner wall;
- two stems, each stem comprising a stem hole, a stem outer wall, and a stem base;
- a wire, comprising two bent ends and a tip on each bent end;
- adhesive on the wire clamp, housing base, and housing inner wall of each housing;
- adhesive on the stem hole, stem base, and stem outer wall of each stem;
- a circumferential score around each bent end of the wire, near the tip of each bent end;
- adhesive on the tip of each bent end of the wire;
- wherein
- the adhesive on the wire clamp of each housing has a volume in the range of 0.05 to 0.15 mL;
- the adhesive on the housing base of each housing has a volume in the range of 0.15 to 0.25 mL;
- the adhesive on the housing inner wall of each housing has a volume in the range of 0.10 to 0.14 mL;
- the adhesive on the stem hole of each stem has a volume in the range of 0.25 to 0.35 mL;
- the adhesive on the stem base of each stem has a volume in the range of 0.35 to 0.45 mL;
- the adhesive on the stem outer wall of each stem has a volume in the range of 0.05 to 0.07 mL;
- and the adhesive on the tip of each bent end of the wire has a volume in the range of 0.15 to 0.25 mL;
- lubricant on the housing inner wall and the housing base of each housing;
- lubricant on the stem outer wall and the stem hole of each stem;
- and lubricant on each bent end of the wire.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.