Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cosmetic dome switch
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Application No.: US12194323Application Date: 2008-08-19
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Publication No.: US09653228B2Publication Date: 2017-05-16
- Inventor: Emery Sanford , Douglas Joseph Weber , Stephen Zadesky
- Applicant: Emery Sanford , Douglas Joseph Weber , Stephen Zadesky
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
- Main IPC: H01H1/10
- IPC: H01H1/10 ; H01H13/14

Abstract:
The systems and methods described herein are directed to a switch for use in an electronic device. The switching assembly may include an elastically deformable actuator having a conductive inner surface and a cosmetic outer surface. The actuator may be disposed on an exterior surface of an enclosure that houses an electric circuit board of the electronic device. The enclosure may have one or more openings for providing an electrical connection between the actuator and the enclosed circuit of the electronic device. When the actuator is pressed, an electrical circuit may be closed and electric current may flow through the conductive inner surface of the actuator. The actuator may be combined with a perimeter element for snapping on and off the enclosure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090078553A1 COSMETIC DOME SWITCH Public/Granted day:2009-03-26
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