Patent ID: 7863533
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: H01H,H04M

Abstract:
1. A cantilevered push button adapted for accepting one or more inputs on an electrical or electronic device, comprising: a button top component having a first distal end associated with a first user input and a second distal end opposite said first distal end and associated with a second user input separate from said first user input, wherein said button top component is disposed about an exterior surface of an electrical or electronic device and is accessible to a user, and wherein both of said first and second distal ends can be actuated simultaneously by a user during ordinary use of said electrical or electronic device; a first fulcrum located at said first distal end or between said first distal end and the midpoint of said button top component; a second fulcrum located at said second distal end or between said second distal end and said midpoint of said button top component; a first electrical contact associated with said first distal end of said button top component, wherein said button top component pivots about said second fulcrum and said first electrical contact is actuated when a user presses on said first distal end; and a second electrical contact associated with said second distal end of said button top component, wherein said button top component pivots about said first fulcrum and said second electrical contact is actuated when a user presses on said second distal end.