KEYBOARD/KEYBOARD ENCLOSURE
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1. A keyboard comprising:
- a front shell portion;
a rear shell portion removably connected to said front shell portion so as to form a cavity;
a PCB positioned within said cavity, said end cap being displaced from a first end of said front shell; and
a first end cap extending from said first end of said front shell towards said PCB.
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Abstract
A keyboard/keyboard enclosure is provided. The keyboard/keyboard enclosure includes front and rear shells removably connected together and made of a durable metal material such as aluminum. The enclosure defines a cavity and various features for positioning and/or restraining a PCB within the cavity. A keypad is positioned on the front surface of the front shell. End caps extend into the cavity from opposed ends of the front and rear shells, thereby selectively securing the front and rear shells together and/or further positioning and/or restraining the PCB within the cavity.
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20 Claims
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1. A keyboard comprising:
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a front shell portion; a rear shell portion removably connected to said front shell portion so as to form a cavity; a PCB positioned within said cavity, said end cap being displaced from a first end of said front shell; and a first end cap extending from said first end of said front shell towards said PCB. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of installing a PCB within a cavity of an enclosure, the method comprising:
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inserting a first longitudinal edge of the PCB into a first longitudinal slot of a front shell of the enclosure, thereby restraining the PCB in at least one degree of translational freedom, at least one degree of rotational freedom, and at least one direction along a second degree of translational freedom; installing a rear shell to the front shell so as to define a second longitudinal slot opposed to the first longitudinal slot, the second longitudinal slot being defined by corresponding longitudinal ledges of the front and rear shells, a second longitudinal edge of the PCB being positioned within the second longitudinal slot such that the PCB is restrained in the second degree of translational freedom and in a second and third degree of rotational freedom; and installing a first end cap to a first end of the front shell such that a distal end of the first end cap engages with a first end of the PCB, thereby inhibiting the PCB from moving in a first direction along a third degree of translational freedom. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method of installing a PCB within a cavity of an enclosure, the method comprising:
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inserting a first longitudinal edge of the PCB into a first longitudinal slot of a front shell of the enclosure, thereby restraining the PCB in at least one degree of translational freedom, at least one degree of rotational freedom, and at least one direction along a second degree of translational freedom; installing a first end cap to a first end of the front shell such that a distal end of the first end cap engages with a first end of the PCB, thereby inhibiting the PCB from moving in a first direction along a third degree of translational freedom; and installing a second end cap to a second end of the front shell such that a distal end of the second end cap engages with a second end of the PCB, thereby inhibiting the PCB from moving in a second direction along the third degree of translational freedom.
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