Patent ID: 7598462

Claim:
A keyless entry device comprising: a rear casing member including a first surface extending along a periphery of the rear casing member; an electronic circuit located in the rear casing member, comprising a substrate and switching elements supported on the substrate; a front casing member including a second surface facing the first surface and extending along a periphery of the rear casing member, and having button apertures, each aperture aligned with and located above a switching element; a seal element of compressible elastic material, including a peripheral flange comprising a seal surface, multiple protrusions located between the first surface and the second surface and extending from the flange to an elevation of the seal surface, the protrusions producing elastic preloaded contact between the front and rear casing members when the device is assembled, and pedestals extending from the flange to an elevation greater than the elevation of the of the seal surface, each pedestal aligned with a button aperture and a switching element; and button caps, each cap aligned with a button aperture and located above one of the pedestals, whereby a button cap can be depressed toward the substrate to actuate a respective one of the switching elements.