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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jonathan C. Denby, Cupertino, CA (US);
Liane J. Fang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/10 (2006.01); H01H 13/06 (2006.01); H01H 13/14 (2006.01); H01H 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/10 (2013.01); H01H 11/00 (2013.01); H01H 13/06 (2013.01); H01H 13/14 (2013.01); H01H 2215/00 (2013.01); H01H 2221/056 (2013.01); H01H 2223/002 (2013.01); H01H 2229/022 (2013.01); H01H 2229/048 (2013.01);
Abstract
Modular button components are described that comprise a tactile switch coupled to a center portion of the modular button component and at least one electrical contact. A bracket extends beyond a length of the center portion of the modular component. In various embodiments, the tactile switch, the bracket and the at least one electrical contact are insert molded into a single assembly to form the modular button component that is detachably coupled to a printed circuit board.