For Locking Key In Actuated Position (e.g., To Remove Type-face From Ink Pad) Patents (Class 400/678)
  • Keyboard switch actuator and locking assembly
    Patent number: 4188136
    Abstract: A switch actuator and position-locking means for module keyboard assemblies such as are used in data-processing machines and the like, utilizing key operable electric switches. The switch actuator is of the type normally associated with what is commonly called a "shift key" or "spacer bar," wherein the finger-engaging portion of the actuator is of a size greater than a single switch module, with the switch adapted to be mechanically locked in operative position and released by successive actuation of a related switch module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1980
    Assignee: Cherry Electrical Prod's. Corp.
    Inventor: Michael F. Bedocs