Patent ID: 8279588

Claim:
A method for assembling an electronic device having a housing, wherein the housing is arranged to enclose and support at least one operational component and includes at least one opening sized to accommodate a mechanical input assembly, the mechanical input assembly used to influence operations of the operational component, the method comprising: providing the housing; providing the mechanical input assembly, the mechanical input assembly comprising: a feature arranged to receive an input event at least a portion of the feature exposed at an outside surface of the housing, an operational indicia visible on the exposed portion of the feature and having a preferred orientation with respect to the housing, the operational indicia providing an indication of how the operation of the operational component is influenced, and a shaft having a size and shape in accordance with the opening, the shaft attached to the external feature at a first end and an integrally formed self-capturing feature at a second end; inserting the self-capturing feature into the opening until the self-capturing feature is activated; properly aligning the indicia; and locking the orientation of the mechanical input assembly to the housing.