Patent ID: 6804382
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
A device, comprising:a housing compatible with a host system; a sensor movably interconnected with said housing, said sensor having a first position in which said sensor receives an input and generates an electronic representation of the input, and a second position in which said sensor is inactive; a movable part and a fixed part interconnected via a communications bus, said movable part comprising said sensor; a guide mechanism at said movable part and said fixed part, said guide mechanism providing that said movable part slides within said housing between said first position and said second position when activated by a user; and a latch mechanism having a first part located at said movable part and a second part located at said fixed part, said latch mechanism retaining said sensor within said housing while in said second position, and said latch mechanism releasing upon user-activation said sensor to move in said first position; wherein said first part of said latch mechanism is located at opposite sides of said movable part and includes at each side a recess to retain a projection of said second part of said latch mechanism such that said projection of said second part of said latch mechanism holds said movable part in said second position within said housing until user-activation releases said projection of said second part of said latch mechanism and enables said sensor to move into said first position.