Patent ID: 6260936
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
An operator interface comprising:a. a bezel having a wall with a periphery and an interior that defines at least one opening therethrough of a selected size and a shape that has at least one curved surface;b. a button inside said at least one bezel opening and having a curved peripheral wall proximate and of the same shape as said at least one bezel opening curved surface, the button curved peripheral wall having a predetermined length dimension with a midpoint and a predetermined width dimension; andc. a living hinge connecting said at least one bezel opening curved surface and the button curved peripheral wall, the living hinge having a width substantially less than the length dimension of the button curved peripheral wall, the living hinge defining a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis and having sufficient elasticity to enable the button to pivot about the living hinge transverse axis relative to the bezel.