Patent ID: 7619613

Claim:
A wireless input device, comprising: a body; a circuit board retained inside the body and having a power switch; a compartment associated with the body, the body having a first opening extending exteriorly to the body, with a bore provided adjacent the compartment and communicating with the compartment via a second opening; a wireless receiver removably retained in the compartment; and a retaining device having a slider, a positioning board and a link extending from the positioning board, the link is oriented in a different plane than the slider and the positioning board, the slider extending outside the body via the opening and the positioning board positioned inside the body; a lifting device comprising a rod and a resilient element that are housed in the bore, the rod being biased into the compartment by the resilient element via the second opening; wherein the positioning board and the link are housed inside the body with the positioning board positioned between the circuit board and the body, and with the link extending in a sliding movement from the positioning board through a slit in the circuit board to control the power switch; and wherein the receiver is stored in the compartment by pressing the receiver into the compartment against the rod, and by sliding the slider along the exterior of the body to block the receiver when the receiver is retained in the compartment; wherein the positioning board has a resilient positioning portion.