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Electronic communication device and method

  • US 8,541,705 B2
  • Filed: 01/24/2011
  • Issued: 09/24/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A key fob comprising:

  • 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 at least one switch; and

    encapsulating material defining at least a portion of an interior of the key fob, the encapsulating material lining a portion of an interior surface of the flexible film and bonded thereto, wherein the encapsulating material encases one or both ofa) a flexible spacer layer including at least one aperture, andb) a flexible circuit including the at least one switch and at least one connector for connecting the flexible circuit to a printed circuit board.

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