Patent ID: 8984737
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: H01H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a keycap for a backlit keyboard of an electronic device, the method comprising: removing a first portion of a material from a backside of a body to form a cavity in a shape associated with a character; filling the cavity with a translucent fill material; removing a second portion of the material from a front side of the body to expose the translucent fill material on a front surface of the body; and polishing the front surface of the body after removing material from the front side of the body to provide a keycap with a smooth finished front surface; wherein when the keycap with the smooth finished front surface is assembled into the backlit keyboard, the backside of the body of the keycap is disposed adjacent a light source to illuminate the translucent fill material from the backside.