Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Folded key stabilizer
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Application No.: US17651972Application Date: 2022-02-22
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Publication No.: US11545317B2Publication Date: 2023-01-03
- Inventor: Ian A. Guy , Ari P. Miller , Edward J. Cooper , Houtan R. Farahani , Kevin M. Robinson
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Main IPC: H01H3/12
- IPC: H01H3/12 ; H01H13/14 ; H01H13/7065

Abstract:
Key assemblies having a foldable stabilizer are disclosed. The stabilizer can be positioned under a keycap to help guide the keycap and limit rotation or movement when the key is pressed. The stabilizer can have a pointed-star shape with multiple folding axes and can have multiple points of connection or linkage to the keycap or other surrounding components. The stabilizer can unfold or flatten as the keycap is pressed and can fold as the keycap is raised.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220181102A1 FOLDED KEY STABILIZER Public/Granted day:2022-06-09
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