Patent ID: 6413598
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: H01H,Y10T

Abstract:
A cover member for an illuminated push button switch, comprising:a substrate made of a light-permeable elastomeric rubber material having a fixed portion and including a plurality of movable sections, said plurality of movable sections are movable relative to said fixed portion of said substrate; and key tops arranged on said movable sections of said substrate, respectively; said key tops each including a rubber section made of a light-permeable elastomeric rubber material and a resin section on said rubber section made of a light-permeable hard resin material; said rubber sections each being fixed on a surface of each of said movable sections of said substrate and provided on a surface thereof fixed to said movable section with a display section; said resin sections each being fixed on a surface of said rubber section opposite to said surface therof on which said display section is formed.