Tactile key tops

Details Tactile key tops Tactile key tops

1993-12-22

1996-05-14

Stanzione, Patrick J.

Music

Instruments

General features

84437, 400483, G10C 312

Patent

active

055157637

ABSTRACT:
The invention applies to keyboards--for example, musical or typewriter keyboards. Various key top shapes are disclosed which may be identified by touch. These shapes include longitudinal ridges, slots, and rows of ridges, slots, knobs, craters and texturing. Various angled key tops are disclosed also. The preferred embodiment applies to a musical keyboard similar to the Janko design.

REFERENCES:
patent: 229365 (1880-06-01), Black
patent: 726107 (1903-04-01), Stanton
patent: 771950 (1904-10-01), Voges
patent: 1201769 (1916-10-01), Siegel
patent: 2195238 (1940-03-01), Cervenka
patent: 2203393 (1940-06-01), Reuther
patent: 2706926 (1955-04-01), Young
patent: 4565460 (1986-01-01), Kline
patent: 5396023 (1995-03-01), Pye
Sack; Remarks Concerning a Keybboard Surface Musical Six-Six Newsletter; Issue #11, pp. 2, 3 1974.
Howe; T.O. on the Howe-Way 6-6 Kybd. Musical Six-Six Newsletter; Issue #33, pp. 18, 19 1984.
Vandervoort; System For Tactile Orientation Musical Six-Six Newsletter, 1984, Issue #33, pp. 15-17.
De Vries (no title) Musical Six-Six Newsletter; 1985, Issue #35, p. 1.
Mutoh; Promotional Brochure for Rapian Keyboard; Kanpei Mutoh, inventor 1989.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Tactile key tops does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Tactile key tops, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Tactile key tops will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1889783