Patent ID: 6633011
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A switch button assembly comprising:a switch button; a support member extending in a longitudinal direction; a hinge having a first end and a second end, the first end of the hinge integrally formed with the support member, the hinge extending in a direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the support member; and a coupler comprising a first coupler portion and a second coupler portion, the first coupler portion formed integrally with the second end of the hinge and the second coupler portion connected to the switch button; wherein the support member, the hinge and the first coupler portion are formed of an elastomer, and the second coupler portion is formed of a material that is the same as that of the switch button but different than the elastomer used to form the first coupler portion.