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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2009
Applicants:
Chao Chen, Waterloo, CA;
Vijai Rajagopal, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Chao Chen, Waterloo, CA;
Vijai Rajagopal, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mobile electronic device has a dome switch assembly secured to the housing of the device, over a recess formed in the housing of device. The dome switch assembly has a substrate with a vent hole communicating between the recess of the housing and the space comprised between the substrate and a dome actuation portion of the dome switch assembly. Upon actuation of the dome switch assembly, air present between the dome actuation portion and the substrate flows into the recess of the housing.