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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. 10, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Douglas S Reynolds, Clinton, UT (US);
Assignee:
Iomega Corporation, Roy, UT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362 95 ; 362581 ; 362551 ; 362559 ;
Abstract
A switch for use in an electronic device that includes a support portion and a light pipe. The support portion is formed to receive the light pipe such that an integrated switch/status indicator may be fashioned. The support portion further is formed such that it may be mounted to the electronic device. The integrated switch provides for a device that is capable of transmitting status information to a user, without requiring additional electrical connections to the switch.