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03-10-2018, 08:53 PM
Apple patent reveals a new crumb-resistant keyboard design for MacBooks
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The crumby keyboard on MacBooks (https://mashable.com/category/macbook/) may soon be replaced with something that actually works.
A patent filing (http://pdfaiw.uspto.gov/.aiw?docid=20180068808&SectionNum=1&IDKey=F0B1C5BB130C&HomeUrl=http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1%252526Sect2=HITOFF%252526d=PG01% 252526p=1%252526u=%2525252Fnetahtml%2525252FPTO%25 25252Fsrchnum.html%252526r=1%25252) from Apple (https://mashable.com/category/apple/) made public this week suggests the company is working on an upgraded version of its existing keyboards that would better resist crumbs, dirt, and other small particles that frequently jam the keys.*
For anyone who owns a newer MacBook and has frequently had to deal with the headache of having one or many keys jammed by a single piece of dust (https://theoutline.com/post/2402/the-new-macbook-keyboard-is-ruining-my-life?zd=1&zi=r5l2kxsu), the news signals that there may someday be relief.
SEE ALSO: Zero waste iPhone? That's complete garbage (https://mashable.com/2018/03/02/zero-waste-iphone/)
The new patent application outlines how the keyboard would use "a guard structure coupled to the key cap operable to direct contaminants away from the movement mechanism." It also explains how the keyboard would use a combination of gaskets, brushes, wipers, and flaps to seal any gaps that let small crumbs into the existing keyboard structure. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/03/09/apple-patent-crumbs-keyboard-jamming/)
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The crumby keyboard on MacBooks (https://mashable.com/category/macbook/) may soon be replaced with something that actually works.
A patent filing (http://pdfaiw.uspto.gov/.aiw?docid=20180068808&SectionNum=1&IDKey=F0B1C5BB130C&HomeUrl=http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1%252526Sect2=HITOFF%252526d=PG01% 252526p=1%252526u=%2525252Fnetahtml%2525252FPTO%25 25252Fsrchnum.html%252526r=1%25252) from Apple (https://mashable.com/category/apple/) made public this week suggests the company is working on an upgraded version of its existing keyboards that would better resist crumbs, dirt, and other small particles that frequently jam the keys.*
For anyone who owns a newer MacBook and has frequently had to deal with the headache of having one or many keys jammed by a single piece of dust (https://theoutline.com/post/2402/the-new-macbook-keyboard-is-ruining-my-life?zd=1&zi=r5l2kxsu), the news signals that there may someday be relief.
SEE ALSO: Zero waste iPhone? That's complete garbage (https://mashable.com/2018/03/02/zero-waste-iphone/)
The new patent application outlines how the keyboard would use "a guard structure coupled to the key cap operable to direct contaminants away from the movement mechanism." It also explains how the keyboard would use a combination of gaskets, brushes, wipers, and flaps to seal any gaps that let small crumbs into the existing keyboard structure. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/03/09/apple-patent-crumbs-keyboard-jamming/)
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