US 11,953,952 B2
Parallel motion trackpad
Brett W. Degner, Menlo Park, CA (US); Thomas R. Matzinger, Los Osos, CA (US); Bradley J. Hamel, San Carlos, CA (US); Ryan P. Brooks, Menlo Park, CA (US); Scott J. Krahn, Los Gatos, CA (US); and Arka P. Roy, Campbell, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/814,454.
Application 17/814,454 is a continuation of application No. 16/797,971, filed on Feb. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,429,157.
Prior Publication US 2022/0365558 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0338 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 1/169 (2013.01) [G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/0338 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G06F 3/04142 (2019.05); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04808 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An input device, comprising:
a base enclosure;
a plate; and
a support mechanism including:
a flexible sheet layer including a set of base attachments rotatably linking the flexible sheet layer to the base enclosure, a set of plate attachments linking the flexible sheet layer to the plate, and a set of rotatable connections, wherein the set of rotatable connections is positioned between a first base attachment and a second base attachment of the set of base attachments and between a first plate attachment and a second plate attachment of the set of plate attachments; and
a reinforcement layer stiffening the flexible sheet layer and attached to the flexible sheet layer between the first base attachment and the first plate attachment.