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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Control4 Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventor:
Brent Delbert Madsen, Providence, UT (US);
Assignee:
Control4 Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 8/00 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); H01H 13/02 (2006.01); H01H 13/83 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/0045 (2013.01); G02B 6/0065 (2013.01); G02B 6/0095 (2013.01); H01H 13/023 (2013.01); H01H 13/83 (2013.01); H01H 2219/03 (2013.01); H01H 2219/056 (2013.01); H01H 2219/06 (2013.01); H01H 2219/062 (2013.01); H01H 2219/064 (2013.01); H01H 2229/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A button assembly is described. The button assembly includes a button that includes a translucent interior material and an opaque front surface with at least one aperture through which light can pass. The button assembly also includes a light guide that includes a light transmitting material and a reflector. The light guide is a molded part where the light transmitting material is molded with the reflector as an integral part of the light guide. The light guide provides illumination to a back surface of the button.