Patent ID: 8548395
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: H01H,H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A push-to-talk switch, comprising: a switch; a bezel having a sloped portion; a one-piece diaphragm molded of an elastomeric material and disposed proximate the switch, the diaphragm comprising: an intermediate portion surrounding and supporting the central portion, a peripheral portion surrounding and supporting the intermediate portion, the intermediate portion being thicker than the peripheral portion, and wherein a top surface of the button is substantially flush with the sloped portion of the bezel to define a substantially continuous recess adapted to receive the user's finger; wherein the central portion of the diaphragm comprises an upper substantially disk-shaped structure that extends above the intermediate portion of the diaphragm toward the bezel to provide the to surface substantially flush with the sloped portion of the bezel; and wherein the central portion of the diaphragm comprises a lower substantially disk-shaped structure that extends below the intermediate portion of the diaphragm toward the switch to actuate the switch when the button is pushed by the user's finger.