Domed contact element for a keypad assembly

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1996-12-19

1998-12-15

Walczak, David J.

Electricity: circuit makers and breakers

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200275, 200292, H01H 518

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058500634

ABSTRACT:
A domed contact element 50 for a keypad assembly comprising a substrate (52) having the dome (54) formed therein, the dome being depressible towards the substrate so as to move from a first natural-bias position to a second position; a soldering site (62) on the substrate by which the contact element can be soldered to a circuit board; and a port (56) positioned between the dome (54) and the soldering site (62) to inhibit ingress of solder into the dome (54) during soldering.

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patent: 4343973 (1982-08-01), Main
patent: 4987278 (1991-01-01), Tsutsumi
patent: 5136131 (1992-08-01), Komaki
EPO Communication dated 17 Jun. 1998.

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