Patent ID: 9524633
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: G08C

Claim Text:
1. A remote control device configured for use with a load control device, the remote control device comprising: a housing supporting a capacitive touch surface, the housing having a resiliently deformable portion configured to be operated from a relaxed state to a deformed state, the capacitive touch surface being configured to provide and receive touch controls for controlling an electrical load using the load control device; a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the housing; at least one light emitting diode (LED); a control circuit mounted to the PCB and configured to illuminate the at least one LED to indicate the touch controls for controlling the electrical load using the load control device, the control circuit configured to operate in a sleep state in which the control circuit disables the receipt of the touch controls on the capacitive touch surface and un-illuminates the at least one LED to use less power while the remote control device is on; a switch configured to awaken the control circuit from the sleep state, the switch being supported by the PCB; a membrane comprising a rim and a partial spherical body attached to the rim having an inward facing surface and an opposed outward facing surface, wherein a top portion of the rim rests on a surface of the PCB supporting the switch, the outward facing surface being in contact with the deformable portion of the housing; and a portion of a conductive member attached to the inward facing surface of the partial spherical body of the membrane, wherein, when the deformable portion of the housing is deformed into the deformed state, the portion of the conductive member attached to the inward facing surface of the partial spherical body of the membrane makes electrical contact with a portion of the switch such that the control circuit is awakened from the sleep state to illuminate the at least one LED to indicate portions of the capacitive touch surface for receiving the touch controls, and enable the capacitive touch surface to receive the touch controls for controlling the electrical load using the load control device.