Patent ID: 8735753

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a keycap; a keyswitch mechanism coupled to the keycap and configured to enable controlled movement of the keycap along a first axis when the keycap is being depressed, the first axis running from the keycap to a base frame; a base coupled to the keyswitch mechanism; the base frame proximate to the base and configured to translate from a first position to a second position, the translation being in a direction that is transverse to the first axis; and a biasing mechanism to bias the keycap into an operating position, the biasing mechanism comprising a first portion coupled to one of the keycap or the keyswitch mechanism and a second portion coupled to the base frame, the biasing mechanism being one of a magnetic biasing mechanism or an arch-shaped spring mechanism including a curved biasing member with two fixed endpoints, the biasing mechanism configured to impart a force to bias the keycap into the operating position when the base frame is in the first position, the second portion being configured to translate in the direction to a different position such that the force is at least partially eliminated when the base frame is in the second position.