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Keyboard

CA 1192521 A · Owner: Engineering Research Applications, Inc. · Inventors: Rooney, Craig E.

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KEYBOARD, Abstract of the Disclosure, A moldable impulse operation synthetic, resin keyboard and a method of fabricating the, same, are provided wherein the keyboard achieves essentially standard, tactile feel and feedback mechanical N-key rollover protection, and precise reliable output. The preferred embodiment of the keyboard includes a synthetic resin base plate having a plurality of elongated, cantilever mounted flippers, along with a plurality of elongated laterally spaced, inwardly and opposedly extending pivotal, key-supporting arms. Upon depression of a key, the associated flipper is deformed until a release point is reached, whereupon the flipper is disengaged, allowing the …

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  • Granted August 27, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 27, 2002.
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FiledJuly 9, 1982
GrantedAugust 27, 1985
Term endedAugust 27, 2002
Patent numberCA 1192521 A
Classification (IPC)H01H13/70

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1983198519871989199119931995199719992001Application filedJuly 9, 1982Patent grantedAug 27, 1985Term endedAug 27, 2002

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