Patent ID: 6542355
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: G06F,H01H

Abstract:
A waterproof keyboard, comprising:a base member; an upper housing having a set of computer keys mounted thereon, said upper housing being mounted to said base member; a circuit board having a plurality of switch members mounted thereon, said circuit board having an extended bus; an elastomeric member having a plurality of elastomeric caps formed thereon, said elastomeric caps engaging respective ones of said set of computer keys; a waterproof membrane fixedly secured to said elastomeric member, said circuit board being sandwiched between said waterproof membrane and said elastomeric member, said waterproof membrane being secured to said elastomeric member by a waterproof seal, each of said elastomeric caps contacting and selectively closing respective ones of said switch members; and, a PC board electrically connected to said extended bus, said elastomer member including a receiving space having an open bottom for receiving said PC board so as to seal said waterproof membrane to a bottom edge of said receiving space, thereby enclosing said PC board between said receiving space and said waterproof membrane.