Patent ID: 7763815

Claim:
A key for an electronic keyboard, the key comprising: a contact pad; and a conductive tracing underlying the contact pad, wherein the conductive tracing comprises a pair of electrically conductive paths that are electrically isolated from each other, wherein the contact pad comprises a conductive surface that is configured to make electrical contact between the pair of electrically conductive paths when the contact pad is depressed, wherein each of the pair of electrically conductive paths comprises a plurality of conductive surfaces electrically coupled together, wherein each of the plurality of conductive surfaces extend radially substantially between a center portion and a peripheral portion of the conductive tracing, wherein the center portion of the conductive tracing for each of the pair of electrically conductive paths extends along a substantially circular path between the plurality of conductive surfaces that extend radially, and wherein the substantially circular paths of the center portions are substantially concentrically centered around the center portions.