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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2010
James T. Clark, Spokane, WA (US);
Peter R. Bokma, Otis Orchards, WA (US);
Chris Weber, Coeur d'Alene, WA (US);
Doug Krumpelman, Hayden, ID (US);
James T. Clark, Spokane, WA (US);
Peter R. Bokma, Otis Orchards, WA (US);
Chris Weber, Coeur d'Alene, WA (US);
Doug Krumpelman, Hayden, ID (US);
Advanced Input Devices, Inc., Coeur d'Alene, ID (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a switch assembly including a lens having a hollow interior, a display at least partially received within the hollow interior of the lens, an actuator moveably engageable by the lens, and an elastomeric switch activatable by the actuator in response to movement of the lens. The elastomeric switch may include a circuit assembly, a sealing switch layer disposed over the circuit assembly, and an elastomeric switch member formed within the sealing switch layer that is actuatable by the movement of the lens for engagement with the circuit assembly.