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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2018
Hand Held Products, Inc., Fort Mill, SC (US);
John Spencer Bandringa, Everett, WA (US);
HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC., Fort Mill, SC (US);
Abstract
A tactile switch on a mobile electronic device having a housing is provided. The tactile switch is comprised of a pressure sensitive interface on an exterior portion of the housing, a switch mechanism, and at least one pathway coupled to the pressure sensitive interface and extending from the pressure sensitive interface to the switch mechanism. The switch mechanism is at a remote location from the pressure sensitive interface. The pathway is formed in an interior portion of the housing. The tactile switch further includes a viscous fluid substantially filling the pathway. The tactile switch is configured such that when pressure is applied to the pressure sensitive interface, the viscous fluid exerts pressure on the switch mechanism, causing the switch to make an electrical contact.