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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Inventors:
Michael N. Gluchman, Jr., Chicago, IL (US);
Warren A. Rickert, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Zhi Lu, Glenview, IL (US);
Bradley Holmes, Western Springs, IL (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/14 (2006.01); H01H 13/10 (2006.01); H01H 13/702 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/14 (2013.01); H01H 13/10 (2013.01); H01H 13/702 (2013.01); H01H 2207/03 (2013.01); H01H 2215/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A push button encoder comprises a push button, a base that supports the push button, and a printed circuit board. Pushing the push button engages the printed circuit board and thereby causes the printed circuit board to output an electrical signal. A spring resiliently supports the printed circuit board with respect to the base such that the printed circuit board is movable with respect to the base when the push button is pushed.