Patent ID: 9087658
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: G06F,H01H

Abstract:
1. An actuation assembly for use with a touchscreen device, the actuation assembly comprising: a housing having a wall portion and a bottom portion that define a housing interior, wherein the bottom portion defines a bottom aperture and a housing contact surface, wherein the housing contact surface includes a connecting member that provides a releasable connection between the housing contact surface and a screen surface of the touchscreen device; an actuator member positioned at least partially in the housing interior, wherein the actuator member includes a top portion and a stem portion, wherein the stem portion includes a terminal end substantially aligned with the bottom aperture of the bottom portion of the housing, wherein the actuator member includes electrically conductive material providing an electrically conductive path between the top portion and the terminal end; an end cap connected to the housing, wherein the end cap defines a cap aperture, wherein the top portion of the actuator member is positioned at least partially through the cap aperture; and a resilient member positioned in the housing interior between the top portion of the actuator member and the bottom portion of the housing, wherein the resilient member biases the actuator member in a first actuation position in which the terminal end of the stem portion of the actuator member is remote from the housing contact surface of the bottom portion of the housing such that the top portion of the actuator member is electrically isolated from a target area of the screen surface of the touchscreen device to prevent a transfer of electrical charge between the top portion of the actuator member and the screen surface of the touchscreen device, wherein the actuator member is displaceable relative to the housing such that a force applied to the top portion of the actuator member against a bias of the resilient member displaces the actuator member to a second actuation position in which the terminal end of the stem portion is received into the bottom aperture of the housing and the terminal end of the stem portion is coplanar with or substantially coplanar with the housing contact surface of the bottom portion of the housing, wherein in the second actuation position, the terminal end of the stem portion of the actuator member contacts the target area of the screen surface of the touchscreen device to provide an electrically conductive path between the screen surface and the top portion of the actuator member to allow transfer of electrical charge between the top portion of the actuator member and the screen surface of the touchscreen device.