Patent ID: 9269510
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: G06F,H01H

Claim Text:
1. Control apparatus for an electrical or electronic device, comprising: a substrate having a surface with a selected contour; a cover laying over said surface of said substrate and conforming to said contour, said cover being formed of a thin, flexible, sheet having a back surface facing said substrate and a front surface facing away from said substrate, said front surface forming the outside surface of said apparatus and thereby being visible from outside of said apparatus; a touch matrix sandwiched between said substrate and said cover, said touch matrix comprising a thin, flexible sheet conforming to said contour, said touch matrix providing signals for controlling said electrical or electronic device in response to pressure sensed at various places thereon; at least one fashion button comprises a button top and a prong base, said prong base being attached to the rear of said button top, said prong base having at least two prongs projecting rearward therefrom and penetrating said cover, said at least one fashion button being mounted at the front surface of said cover and manually pressable towards said cover whereby, when said fashion button is manually pressed, the resulting pressure is transmitted from said button through said cover to said touch matrix and is sensible by said touch matrix.