Structure of the keyboard button basic pad
AssigneeSilitek Corporation
InventorJohnny Hou
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Abstract
A keyboard pad for use in conjunction with computers is made of a rigid plastic material while the keys of the basic pad are made of rubber so that the assembly of the keys into the pad may be automatically facilitated, reducing or limiting the need for manual construction thereby reducing the cost of materials and constructing the keyboard assembly.
Claims5
A keyboard assembly having at least one key button comprising:
- a basic pad made from a non-resilient material having at least one button hole;
- at least one key button made from a resilient material affixed within the button hole;
- said button holes having a plurality of small passageways located at the periphery of each of the button holes;
- and,
- said key buttons being riveted to each button hole through said small passageways located around each button hole.
A keyboard assembly having at least one key button, the keyboard assembly comprising:
- a basic pad made of a hard material having low shrinkage characteristics;
- said basic pad having at least one button hole for the insertion of key buttons, each hole having a plurality of small passageways located at the periphery of the button hole;
- at least one key button, each button made from a resilient material, each button being riveted to each button hole through said small passageways located around each button hole.
A keyboard assembly having at least one non-resilient material basic pad having at least one button hole and at least one resilient material key button affixed within said button hole, wherein the improvement comprises:
- a plurality of small passageways located adjacent the periphery of the button hole;
- and,
- said key buttons being riveted to each button hole through said small passageways located about each button hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.