Cards and assemblies with user interfaces
First Claim
1. A card comprising:
- a flexible circuit board having top and bottom surfaces and a plurality of electrical footprints;
a user interface mounted on the top surface of the flexible circuit board, the user interface operative to form an electrical connection with one of the footprints during an input event; and
a support structure mounted on the bottom surface of the flexible circuit board, the support structure operative to mitigate flexing of the flexible circuit board during the input event,wherein the support structure is operative to mitigate flexing by distributing force applied to the support structure.
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Abstract
Laminated cards with user interfaces are provided. The user interfaces can have enhanced tactile feel. In one embodiment, a card may be constructed to have a dual-layer user interface. In another embodiment, a card may be constructed to include a support structure. In yet another embodiment, a card may include a relatively soft material that covers at least a portion of the user interface. In yet another embodiment, a card may include a user interface that is fluidically coupled to a bladder. In a further embodiment, a card can include any combination of a user interface, which may be a dual-layer user interface, a support structure, a soft material that at least partially covers a user interface, and a bladder.
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20 Claims
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1. A card comprising:
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a flexible circuit board having top and bottom surfaces and a plurality of electrical footprints; a user interface mounted on the top surface of the flexible circuit board, the user interface operative to form an electrical connection with one of the footprints during an input event; and a support structure mounted on the bottom surface of the flexible circuit board, the support structure operative to mitigate flexing of the flexible circuit board during the input event, wherein the support structure is operative to mitigate flexing by distributing force applied to the support structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20)
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14. A device comprising:
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a user interface mounted to a first side of a flexible printed circuit board, the user interface having a portion that deflects towards the first side of the flexible printed circuit board during an input event; and a support structure mounted to a second side of the flexible printed circuit board, the support structure operative to distribute a force applied thereto during the input event to bias deflection of the user interface relative to the flexible printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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