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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2020
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Peng Lip Goh, Singapore, MY;
Karthikeyan Krishnakumar, Austin, TX (US);
Chia-Yuan Chang, New Taipei, TW;
Dell Prodcuts L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A portable mouse, including a hinge assembly; a cantilever key plate arm rotationally coupled to the hinge assembly at a first end of the cantilever key plate arm, the cantilever key plate arm including: a plunger at a second end of the cantilever key plate arm, the second end opposite to the first end, the plunger including an end plate; a top cover that is positionally fixed with respect to the cantilever key plate arm; a compression spring coupled to the top cover such that the compression spring is positioned between a portion of the top cover and the end plate of the plunger; and a microswitch including a microswitch actuator, wherein the compressions spring exerts a first force on the end plate of the plunger such that the end plate of the plunger maintains contact with the microswitch actuator.