Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bottom actuated switch
- Patent Title (中): 底部致动开关
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Application No.: US12178571Application Date: 2008-07-23
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Publication No.: US07985935B2Publication Date: 2011-07-26
- Inventor: Emery Sanford
- Applicant: Emery Sanford
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
- Main IPC: H01H9/00
- IPC: H01H9/00

Abstract:
The systems and methods described herein are directed to a switch for electronic devices. The systems and methods provide for a switch disposed on a bottom surface of a circuit board enclosed in a housing of an electronic device. The circuit board may include an aperture. An actuating pin of the switch may extend through the aperture towards the top surface of the circuit board. An external actuator may be coupled to the actuating pin in the aperture on the circuit board. The external actuator may extend out through an opening in the housing for providing a user with access to the switch.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090078555A1 BOTTOM ACTUATED SWITCH Public/Granted day:2009-03-26
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