Patent ID: 8110763

Claim:
A key assembly comprising: a base plate; two elastic elements, each elastic element having a securing portion and two compressing portion protruding from two ends of the securing portion, the securing portions latched to the base plate to mount the elastic elements to the base plate, the elastic elements being spaced from and opposite to each other, the distance between the compressing portions gradually increasing from the end near the securing portion to the distal ends thereof; and a key body, the key body slidably mounted to the base plate between the two elastic elements, the key body including a first key section and a second key section connected with the first key section, the first key section having a first arcuate contacting portion formed thereon, the second key section having a second arcuate contacting portion formed thereon, the first key section resisting one of the two elastic elements, the second key section resisting the other elastic element; wherein when the first key section slides toward and compresses the elastic element that resists the first key section, the second key section slides away from the elastic element that resists the second key section.