Patent ID: 6933925

Claim:
A computer mouse comprising: a housing sized and configured for manual movement by a user across a surface so as to permit a corresponding movement of a cursor on a computer display, the housing having a primary button positioned at a forward location on an upper surface of the housing and on one lateral side of the upper surface, the primary button being positioned for use as one of a conventional right-click or left click mouse button, and a secondary button positioned at a forward location on the upper surface and on the other lateral side of the upper surface, the secondary button being positioned for use as the other of a conventional right-click or left click mouse button; an internal substrate contained with the housing and upon which multiple mouse components are electrically interconnected, and having first and second electrical connections respectively corresponding to the primary and secondary buttons; a first elastomeric dome switch positioned between the primary button and the first electrical connection and having a concave portion and a contact portion located within the concave portion, the concave portion being biased to an uncollapsed condition, coupled to the primary button, configured to collapse upon imposition of a depressing force on the primary button, configured, upon collapse, to bring the contact portion into position to close the first electrical connection, and further configured, upon reduction of the depressing force, to return to the uncollapsed condition and open the first electrical connection; and a second elastomeric dome switch positioned between the secondary button and the second electrical connection and having a concave portion and a contact portion located within the concave portion, the concave portion being biased to an uncollapsed condition, coupled to the secondary button, configured to collapse upon imposition of a depressing force on the secondary button, configured, upon collapse, to bring the contact portion into position to close the second electrical connection, and further configured, upon reduction of the depressing force, to return to the uncollapsed condition and open the second electrical connection.