Patent ID: 7409888
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: F16F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A control valve button assembly for a vehicle comprising: a button having a button top attached to a button shaft; a cover connected to the button such that the cover moves with the button when the button is actuated, the cover including a rim defining a first aperture, a lip defining a second aperture, and an inner surface forming a recess between the first aperture and the second aperture, wherein the cover receives the button assembly within the recess such that the inner surface follows the outer contour of the button top and the button shaft and wherein the shaft extends out of the cover away from button top, and wherein the rim is larger than the lip; and a plurality of elastic ridges located on an outside surface of said cover for dampening energy created by the actuation of the button; the ridges extending axially along the outer surface from a position proximate the lip to the outer surface on the underside of the recess.