Patent ID: 8350170
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: A47C,A61G,B29L,H01H

Abstract:
1. An electric hand control which comprises: a trough-shaped housing which defines a bottom and a side wall having an upper edge, said upper edge having a step down which provides an upright edge and an inwardly-facing ledge defining a top surface, a printed circuit board supported in the housing, said printed circuit board including an electrical circuit and a plurality of switches, a plate mounted in the housing over the printed circuit board so that a upper surface thereof is generally level with said top surface of the side wall of said housing, said plate including a plurality of keys which are respectively aligned with said switches of said printed circuit board and interactive snap lock connection means for securing the plate in the housing, and a cover foil which extends over said plate and is sealingly attached at a periphery thereof to said top surface, wherein the upright edge is partially removed at one end of the hand control down to a level with a top side of the cover foil.