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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2003
Andy Anh Hoang, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
John Mathew, Barrington, IL (US);
Jeffrey C. Pflug, Winfield, IL (US);
Robert Kosberg, Wildwood, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A switch assembly ( ) comprising of a base portion ( ), a flexible pad ( ), a paddle ( ), and at least one button ( ). The flexible pad ( ) has a first dome ( ) and a second dome ( ). The paddle ( ) is slidably attached to the base portion ( ) and has a first end portion ( ) and a second end portion ( ). The first end portion ( ) of the paddle ( ) is positioned adjacent to the first dome ( ) of the flexible pad ( ). The second end portion ( ) of the paddle ( ) is positioned adjacent to the second dome ( ) of the flexible pad ( ). The button ( ) is slidably attached to the base portion ( ) and is capable of contacting the paddle ( ). The first dome ( ) of the flexible pad ( ) is capable of collapsing when a user applies a first force (F ) to the button ( ). The second dome ( ) of the flexible pad ( ) is capable of collapsing when the user applies a second force (F ) to the button ( ), the second force (F ) being greater in value than the first force (F ). The switch assembly ( ) may further include a white light emitting diode ( ) for providing a colored light for the switch assembly ( ) through the use of the flexible pad ( ).