Patent ID: 8148656

Claim:
A button retainer for use in a push-button assembly, comprising: a plurality of side walls defining a closed structure; a first side wall of the plurality of side walls; a second side wall of the plurality of side walls, the second side wall being immediately adjacent and connected to the first side wall, an included angle between the first side wall and the second side wall being in the range of about 100 degrees to about 170 degrees; a third side wall of the plurality of side walls being immediately adjacent and connected to the second side wall, an included angle between the second side wall and the third side wall is in the range of about 100 degrees to about 170 degrees, the third side wall being oriented along a plane being about 90 degrees from the plane of the first side wall; a fourth side wall of the plurality of side walls being immediately adjacent and connected to the third side wall, an included angle between the third side wall and the fourth side wall is in the range of about 100 degrees to about 170 degrees; a fifth side wall of the plurality of side walls being immediately adjacent and connected to the fourth side wall, an included angle between the fourth side wall and the fifth side wall being in the range of about 100 degrees to about 170 degrees, the fifth side wall being oriented along a plane being about 90 degrees from the plane of the third side wall and being parallel with the plane of the first side wall; at least one additional side wall of the plurality of side walls connecting the fifth side wall to the first side wall; and wherein the plurality of side walls form a hollow portion within the button.