Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Control device having buttons with metallic surfaces and backlit indicia
-
Application No.: US16541400Application Date: 2019-08-15
-
Publication No.: US10733926B2Publication Date: 2020-08-04
- Inventor: Chris Dimberg , Kevin J. Heimann , Brad M. Kreschollek , Matthew P. McDonald
- Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
- Applicant Address: US PA Coopersburg
- Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
- Current Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Coopersburg
- Agency: Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP
- Main IPC: H05G1/02
- IPC: H05G1/02 ; H01H9/16 ; G09G3/20 ; H01H13/83 ; H05B47/19 ; H05B47/175 ; G09F9/00 ; G09F13/04 ; H01H9/18 ; H01H13/02

Abstract:
A control device includes a button with a body defining an outer surface; a metallic veneer coupled to the button opposite the outer surface; and a machined indicia formed in the veneer and defining an open portion, a floating portion, and one or more ribs that suspend the floating portion. The rib has an upper surface recessed relative to a front surface of the veneer, and opposed tapered sides extending from a base of the rib to the upper surface, such that the upper surface is narrower than the base.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200043395A1 Control Device Having Buttons with Metallic Surfaces and Backlit Indicia Public/Granted day:2020-02-06
Information query