EDGE TO EDGE QWERTY KEYPAD FOR A HANDHELD DEVICE

摘要

An improved handheld electronic device (100) is provided with a display (128) and a unique edge to edge qwerty keypad (134). The specially arranged qwerty keypad has special side keys (144) and intermediate keys (146) which cooperate with the housing (106) to provide a waterproof casing (case) (190) and sealing system (192) to seal and protect the keys, backlighting (160), flexes (162), domes (170) and printed circuit board (PCB) (184) from water.