COMPUTER KEYS WITH INWARDLY TAPERED BOTTOM
First Claim
1. A computer keyboard, comprising a base plate, a film circuit board, a spacer plate, a rubber plate, a key housing, a plurality of pivotal scissor shaped structures, and a plurality of keys, wherein each key comprises a key cap and a periphery depending downward from the key cap to inwardly taper toward bottom.
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Abstract
A computer keyboard includes a base plate; a film circuit board; a spacer plate; a rubber plate; a key housing; a plurality of pivotal scissor shaped structures; and a plurality of keys each comprising a key cap and a periphery depending downward from the key cap to inwardly taper toward bottom. The keyboard has the following advantages: Increased key cap surface for printing or engraving additional characters or Braille characters on the key cap. Debris or other foreign objects are not easy to enter the keyboard through gaps between keys. The keyboard can be made low-profile.
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- 1. A computer keyboard, comprising a base plate, a film circuit board, a spacer plate, a rubber plate, a key housing, a plurality of pivotal scissor shaped structures, and a plurality of keys, wherein each key comprises a key cap and a periphery depending downward from the key cap to inwardly taper toward bottom.
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