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Keycap

Granted 15 Jul 2025 · no office action yet

Assignee: Acer Incorporated

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Inventors: Hsueh-Wei Chung, Hung-Chi Chen, Cheng-Han Lin · Examiner: Leah MacChiarolo · AU 2939 · TC 2900

Application
29/902,283
filed 11 Sep 2023
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US D1083945
granted 15 Jul 2025

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a keycap showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a top view thereof showing the keycap in the usage status.

The grayscale fill in FIG. 8 illustrates the glowing visual effect by light emanating from the LED of the keycap, and form no part of the claimed design. The oblique line shading used in the drawings indicates that the surface of the keycap cover is transparent.

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