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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2006
Jonah A. Harley, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert E. Wilson, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Arthur Stanley Brigham, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Joel F. Jensen, Redwood City, CA (US);
Sung Hoon Kim, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jonah A. Harley, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert E. Wilson, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Arthur Stanley Brigham, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Joel F. Jensen, Redwood City, CA (US);
Sung Hoon Kim, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Avago Technologies ECBU IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
An input device includes a positioning element and a spring member. The positioning element comprises a generally disc shaped member. The spring member is a generally annular shaped spring member that is generally planar and that defines a generally serpentine pattern. The spring member is positioned laterally outward relative to the positioning element and is configured to exert a biasing force radially inwardly toward the positioning element.