Center button isolation ring
US7880729B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2025/048
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Selection button isolation arrangements for use with electronic devices are presented including: a selection pad forming a substantially planar surface disposed about a first axis, the selection pad having a pad top surface, the pad top surface configured to receive a user input, the selection pad configured to actuate a number of switches; a selection button substantially co-located with and disposed about the first axis for actuating a selection button switch, the selection button configured to receive a user input; and an annular isolation ring disposed about the first axis having a standoff for mechanically isolating the selection button such that the selection button switch is not actuated by the first user input. In some embodiments, the user input indicators are selected from the group consisting of: a menu selection, a play selection, a pause selection, a forward search selection, a backward search selection, and a stop selection.
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