Elastomeric boot for a keyboard subassembly
AssigneeKB Denver, Inc.
InventorWalter R. Pounds
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Abstract
An elastomeric boot for covering a keyboard subassembly and having a lip sealing means extending over and under the assembly to prevent entry of contaminants.
Claims8
In a keyboard assembly having a printed circuit board with conductive paths and dome switches coacting with said paths, and a cover member for said board, wherein said board includes fastening means for mounting the assembly on a support panel, the improvement being in the cover member which comprises an elastomeric boot overlying the board and sealing said board to said support panel against the entry of contaminants, said boot having coacting button and dome actuating portions aligned with said dome switches, and sealing means disposed peripherally of the board and between the board and panel.
In a keyboard assembly having a printed circuit board with conductive paths and dome switches coacting with said paths, and a cover member for said board, wherein said board includes fastening means for mounting the assembly on a support panel, the improvement being in the cover member which includes a body of elastomeric material coacting with the board to provide means for actuating said dome switches and means for sealing the board to the panel against contaminants, said body having a panel portion in parallel spaced relation to said board and a peripheral portion engaging the edges of the board and the support panel, said panel portion having buttons and dome actuating portions aligned with said dome switches, and said peripheral portion having sealing means disposed between the board and the panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.