Patent ID: 11961688
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 8:
9. A keyboard assembly, comprising:
a keyboard housing;
a set of key mechanisms disposed within the keyboard housing, each key mechanism of the set of key mechanisms comprising:
a keycap body including:
a sidewall;
a plateau surface substantially perpendicular to the sidewall, the plateau surface having an inner edge and an outer edge;
a transition portion adjoining the sidewall and the outer edge;
a recessed area extending across a top surface of the keycap body inward of the inner edge of the plateau surface; and
a set of particle exit paths extending from the recessed area, across the inner edge and the outer edge below the plateau surface, and to the transition portion.