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US 2004/0001735 A1Published application
Curved profile keyboard having scissors-like key switch
OwnerChien-Shih Hsu, Shin-Chan Lininventors
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Abstract
A keyboard includes an upper casing and a base. The upper casing having a first curved surface includes an area for accommodating a plurality of key switches. The base has a second curved surface, which corresponds to the first curved surface of the upper casing. The base includes a plurality of connection elements for connecting the key switches. Each of the key switches includes a scissors-like structure.
Claims9
A keyboard, comprising:
- an upper casing having a first curved surface, said upper casing comprising an area for accommodating a plurality of key switches;
- and
- a base having a second curved surface corresponding to said first curved surface of the upper casing, said base comprising a plurality of connection elements for respectively connecting said key switches;
- wherein each of the key switches comprises a scissors-like structure.
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A keyboard, comprising:
- an upper casing having a first convex surface, said upper casing comprising an area for accommodating a plurality of key switches;
- a metal base having a second convex surface corresponding to said first convex surface of the upper casing, said metal base comprising a plurality of connection elements for respectively connecting said key switches;
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- a lower casing engaging with said upper casing to form a housing, wherein said metal base is disposed within said housing;
- wherein each of the key switches comprises a scissors-like structure with a connector rotatably and movably connecting to said connection element of the metal base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.