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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
David M. Pelletier, Cupertino, CA (US);
Brad G. Boozer, Cupertino, CA (US);
Colin M. Ely, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/12 (2006.01); H01H 13/14 (2006.01); H01H 13/06 (2006.01); H01H 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/06 (2013.01); H01H 11/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sealed button assembly including a button cap, a push rod, a button retainer, and a bracket is described. The bracket can couple to the button retainer which itself can interlock with the button cap and push rod through a counterbore, the counterbore being defined in a sidewall of the housing of an electronic device.