Patent ID: 8445795
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. An assembly, comprising: an electronic device having a set of depressible controls; a support disposed in a fixed position relative to the electronic device; and a navigation button which is positioned over the electronic device by the support, the navigation button including (i) a central portion, and (ii) directional lobes extending from the central portion, the navigation button being constructed and arranged to: wherein the first axis is adjacent the second directional lobe; wherein the second axis is adjacent the first directional lobe; wherein the first axis and the second axis are substantially parallel to each other; wherein the support defines a first set of pivot domes and a second set of pivot domes; and wherein the navigation button further includes: a first set of pivot pointers adjacent the second directional lobe, and a second set of pivot pointers adjacent the first directional lobe, the first set of pivot pointers pivoting within the first set of pivot domes and the second set of pivot pointers escaping from the second set of pivot domes in response to depression of the first directional lobe, and the second set of pivot pointers pivoting within the second set of pivot domes and the first set of pivot pointers escaping from the first set of pivot domes in response to depression of the second directional lobe.