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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2017
Applicant:
Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
Inventor:
Richard D. Bothmann, Grayslake, IL (US);
Assignee:
Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/06 (2006.01); F16B 2/20 (2006.01); G05G 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 2/20 (2013.01); G05G 1/02 (2013.01); H01H 13/06 (2013.01); H01H 2221/03 (2013.01); H01H 2221/058 (2013.01);
Abstract
A button retention mechanism that removably retains a button within a device while allowing easy replacement of a depressible or switchable button. The mechanism includes a retention member coupled to the button on a first end and removably coupled to a body at an opposing second end through a snap-fit or interference-fit. Such a structure allows for insertion and removal of the button without disassembling the device, and provides structural stability of the button.