Patent ID: 8829375

Claim:
A lighted pushbutton assembly configured to be lighted by a light source, the lighted pushbutton assembly comprising: a carrier including an outer wall that defines an inner space, the outer wall being continuous along a top surface of the carrier; a rib guide formed as part of the outer wall, the rib guide defining an opening that extends through a bottom surface of the outer wall and includes a first portion that extends in a first direction and a second portion that extends in a second direction, the second direction being non-parallel to the first direction; a pushbutton shaped to fit substantially within the inner space; and a rib formed as part of the pushbutton and including a first guide that extends in the first direction and a second guide that extends in the second direction, the first guide engaged with the first portion and the second guide engaged with the second portion to guide reciprocating movement of the pushbutton with respect to the carrier.