ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD
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Abstract
An electronic communications device such as a key fob is provided, and in some embodiments comprises a flexible film and a spacer layer defining at least one aperture. The flexible film can cover at least a portion of the spacer layer, and defines an exterior surface of the key fob. The flexible film includes at least one contact surface and a surface adjacent to the at least one contact surface. The at least one contact surface flexes when a force is applied in order to actuate at least one switch.
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79 Claims
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1-49. -49. (canceled)
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50. A key fob comprising:
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a flexible film defining an exterior surface of the key fob including at least one contact surface, the at least one contact surface flexing when a force is applied in order to actuate the at least one switch; and encapsulating material defining at least a portion of an interior of the key fob. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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65. A method of forming a key fob comprising:
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providing a flexible film defining an exterior surface of the key fob including at least one contact surface and a surface adjacent to the at least one contact surface, the at least one contact surface flexing when a force is applied in order to actuate at least one switch; and injecting an encapsulating material into a mold to define at least a portion of an interior of the key fob. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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