Patent ID: 7829803

Claim:
A mobile computing device comprising: a housing containing a plurality of internal components, including one or more processors; a key structure assembly contained at least partially within the housing, the key structure assembly including: a multi-directional keycap having a plurality of segments, each of the plurality of segments being adjacent to at least two others of the plurality segments; a plurality of actuation members extending inward into the housing, each of the plurality of actuation members being aligned under a respective one of the plurality of segments; a substrate including a plurality of electrical contacts aligned underneath the plurality of actuation members, respectively; wherein the multi-directional keycap is pivotable inward to direct any of the plurality of actuation members into contact with a corresponding one of the electrical contacts; and one or more sections of material that are positioned above the plurality of electrical contacts, wherein the material for the one or more sections is formed from a material that has a dampening effect on inward movements of any of at least three adjacent segments of the plurality of segments of the multi-directional keycap.