Patent ID: 8553422

Claim:
A push button for mounting on an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a shell defining a hole, and a circuit board received in the shell, the push button comprising: a depressing member for slidably received in the hole; a switch for being received in the shell and electrically connecting to the circuit board, the switch configured to be misaligned with the hole, the switch comprising a pushing button; and a lever comprising a spring arm, an elongated body pivotally connected to the shell and positioned between the switch and the depressing member, and the spring arm extending from the body and being inclined relative to the body, a free end of the spring arm being configured for elastically abutting against a portion of the shell to apply a spring force to the body to retain the body in a first position where a first end of the body abuts against the depressing member, and an opposing second end of the body opposes and is spaced from the pushing button; wherein the depressing member is depressible toward the first end of the body to drive the lever to rotate from the first position to a second position where the second end of the body actuate the pushing button.