Patent ID: 8274479
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: G06F,H01H

Abstract:
1. A device comprising: a plate, a touch panel, a button comprising a top portion and a bottom portion, a first switch positioned beneath the button and between the plate and the top portion of the button, a second switch positioned beneath the top portion of the button, the touch panel disposed on the plate and surrounding the button, the bottom portion of the button configured to extend through the plate, wherein force applied to the touch panel in a direction substantially coincident with an axis of actuation of the switches actuates only the second switch and force applied to the top portion in a direction substantially coincident with the axis of actuation of the switches actuates only the first switch, wherein the plate and button move substantially independently of each other along the axis of activation of the switches during their respective activations, and wherein a surface of the bottom portion of the button moves into contact with a frame on the switch side of the plate such that the actuating movement of the button is substantially terminated.