Modified tactile input attachment and device
AssigneeTippy Type LLC
InventorSara Young
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with a modified tactile input attachment and device are described. In one embodiment, the modified tactile input may be a keyboard cover that includes an operator side having a plurality of keycap regions with each keycap region having a vertical structure. The keyboard cover further includes a device side having a plurality of keyplate regions that vertically align with and correspond to each of the plurality of the keycap regions. The keyplate regions may be configured to contact and receive a key of a keyboard.
Claims20
A keyboard cover, comprising:
- a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface having a plurality of keycap regions and the second surface having a plurality of keyplate regions;
- wherein each of the plurality of keyplate regions vertically align with and correspond to each of the plurality of the keycap regions;
- a plurality of vertical structures disposed on the first surface, each of the plurality of vertical structures configured to be disposed in each of the keycap regions;
- and
- wherein each of the plurality of keyplate regions is configured to contact and receive a key of a keyboard.
A method of forming a keyboard attachment, the keyboard attachment covering a printed circuit board (PCB), a plate, a panel, or a housing of a keyboard, the method comprising:
- forming one or more vertical structures on a first surface of a substrate, the first surface having one or more keycap regions;
- wherein each of the one or more vertical structures is formed in each of the one or more keycap regions;
- and
- forming one or more surface features on a second surface of the substrate, the second surface being opposite to the first surface and comprising one or more keyplate regions, wherein each of the one or more keyplate regions vertically aligns with and corresponds to each of the one or more keycap regions;
- wherein each of the one or more surface features is configured to overlay a corresponding keypress region of a key of the keyboard to communicate a keypress on the keyboard.
A keyboard, comprising:
- a plurality of keys disposed on a panel, wherein each of the plurality of keys includes a vertical structure extending from an upper surface of the key;
- wherein each vertical structure is disposed in a central region of the key;
- and
- wherein each vertical structure forms a shaped structure that extends vertically from the upper surface of the key.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.