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Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017

Filed:

Jun. 02, 2015
Applicant:

Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);

Inventors:

Chun-Kai Tzeng, KeeLung, TW;

Chin-Chung Wu, New Taipei, TW;

Te-Sen Chin, Taipei, TW;

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 1/169 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04105 (2013.01);
Abstract

In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may include mechanically supporting a cantilever arm of a clickpad between a support bracket and a housing by a compressive force of the plurality of fasteners applied to the support bracket and the housing, and free of any features for receiving any of a plurality of fasteners for coupling the support bracket to the housing, wherein the cantilever arm has a pivot end and a trigger end, and such that the cantilever arm pivots about a pivot axis proximate to the pivot end in response to a force exerted on the surface of the clickpad substantially perpendicular to a surface of the clickpad.


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