Motorola Corporation

Tuck Soon Loke

Chong Heng Choy

Moo H Hon

Chee Thiam Tai

Tat M Chua

Abidin Bin Zainal

A tactile button (10) for activating a tact switch disposed on electronic circuitry enclosed within a housing element (102) having a shoulder slot (106). The shoulder slot (106) is integrally disposed with a shoulder ledge (108) with two pivot slots (110,112) and an underside flange (114). The shoulder member (104) couples to the shoulder slot (106) and comprises an actuating stub (202), a second latch (204), and two pivot protrusions (208,208). The tact switch is activated by the actuating stub (202) when depressing on an outer surface (216) of the shoulder member (104) and movement of the shoulder member (104) is restricted to an angular direction (304) that pivots on the pivot slots (110,112). In an alternate embodiment, a portable electronic device (40) has a left tactile button (402) and a right tactile button (404) and inadvertent activation of either tactile button is prevented because activation of either tactile button (402,404) is not laterally but from a top portion of the outer surface (216).

Tactile button with snapped on pivot and deflecting mechanism

A tactile button (10) for activating a tact switch within electronic circuitry enclosed by a housing element (104). The housing element (104) comprises an arcuate edge (106) forming an arcuate aperture (108). On a first end (110) of the arcuate edge (106) is a first lug (112) having a circular aperture. On a second end (116) of the arcuate edge (106) is a second lug (114) having a parabolic aperture. The arcuate member (102) comprises a first shaft (122), disposed on a rear surface (120), for connecting to the circular aperture, and a second shaft (124), also disposed on the rear surface (120), for connecting to the parabolic aperture. The arcuate member (102) further comprises a stopper (126) for limiting the movement of the arcuate member (102) within the housing element (104) when hinged to the first lug (112) and the second lug (114).

Portable electronic module device with tactile button and tact switch

Selective call receiver

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