Patent ID: 9704663
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: H01H,H04R,H05K

Claim:
1. An accessory button controller, comprising: wiring having a plastic jacket; a printed circuit board comprising at least one switch coupled to the wiring; a plastic structure overmolded over the printed circuit board; a strain relief structure overmolded over: a first outer housing member forming a first portion of an external surface of the accessory button controller; and a second outer housing member forming a second portion of the external surface of the accessory button controller, the first and second portions aligned on symmetrically opposite sides of the printed circuit board, wherein: the first and second outer housing members enclose the printed circuit board and the plastic structure; the first and second outer housing members are configured to move toward one another in response to an applied force; and the movement of the first and second outer housing members toward one another causes an actuation of the at least one switch.