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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2013
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Kurt Stiehl, San Jose, CA (US);
Michelle Yu, Oakland, CA (US);
Wilhelmus M. C. Crooijmans, San Jose, CA (US);
Cameron Frazier, Palo Alto, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A small form-factor input device operative to be coupled to an electronic device using a cable may include a circuit board; a first electrical switch disposed on a first side of the circuit board; a second electrical switch disposed on a second side of the circuit board; a frame defining a periphery, wherein the circuit board is maintained within the periphery of the frame; first and second shells that house the circuit board, the first shell placed over the first side of the circuit board, and the second shell placed over the second side of the circuit board; and at least one clip coupled to each one of the first shell and the second shell, wherein the at least one clip is operative to engage the frame.