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Low-profile spring-loaded contacts

  • US 10,050,368 B2
  • Filed: 02/12/2018
  • Issued: 08/14/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A keyboard comprising:

  • a device enclosure having an opening;

    a board in the device enclosure;

    a contact structure in the device enclosure and comprising;

    a housing having a top surface; and

    a plurality of spring-biased contacts, each partially located in the housing and comprising a contacting portion depressible in a contacting direction, the contacting direction orthogonal to the board, and a tail portion, the tail portion attached to the board and electrically connected to traces on the board, the housing molded around a portion of at least one of the plurality of spring-biased contacts; and

    a cover having a plurality of openings, where for each opening, a contacting portion of a corresponding contact extends through the opening, the cover formed separately from the housing and including an element extending from a bottom of the cover to align the cover to the top surface of the housing,wherein the cover includes a raised portion arranged to fit in the opening of the device enclosure, the raised portion around the openings in the cover, andwherein the plurality of spring-biased contacts are arranged in a line.

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