Patent ID: 9536688
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: H01H

Claim:
1. A press button device comprising: a button unit including a main body and an actuating member, said main body having a surrounding wall that has a closed end closed by a press end wall, and an open end portion opposite to said press end wall, said actuating member protruding from an inner side of said main body for directly actuating a control switch; and a flexible connection unit made of a soft elastic material and including a tubular button-coupling portion, an annular fixed portion and an annular deformable portion that are formed integrally as one piece, said button-coupling portion surrounding said open end portion of said surrounding wall and being connected to said surrounding wall in an airtight manner to be movable therewith, said fixed portion being radially spaced apart from and surrounding said button-coupling portion, said annular deformable portion interconnecting said button-coupling portion and said fixed portion; wherein said deformable portion is elastically displaced relative to said fixed portion when said button unit is pressed, and restores said button unit to its original position when the pressing force thereon is removed.