Patent ID: 7559517

Claim:
A clamping mechanism for a computer peripheral device, comprising: a base having opposite first and second sides; a button mounted at the first side of the base, said button having a resilient and deformable dome on a top of the button, a relatively rigid skirt on a lower side of the button, and a first extension on an inside of the dome; a clamp positioned at the second side of the base, said clamp being coupled to said first extension; wherein the clamp has a first extension that extends into the base, wherein the button is coupled to the clamp via the first extension; and wherein the dome is resilient and deformable such that, when the dome is pressed, the dome deforms to cause the clamp to move away from the base to create a clamping space, and wherein a restoring force of the dome when pressing of the dome is released causes an object in the clamping space to be clamped between the clamp and the base.