Patent ID: 8284161

Claim:
A wireless mouse for inputting commands to a host computer, the wireless mouse comprising: a casing having a port which has a notch in a corner defined between adjacent bottom and side surfaces of the casing; the notch having a first opening in the side surface of the casing and a second opening in the bottom surface of the casing; and the port further having a recess defined on an inner wall of the notch which faces the first opening thereof; a control circuit disposed in the casing and including a wireless module capable to transmit a wireless signal; a wireless receiver configured to receive the wireless signal sent by the wireless module of the control circuit and to be either inserted in the port of the casing or attached to a connecting port of the host computer; and wherein while the wireless receiver is inserted in the port of the casing, the wireless receiver is partly exposed outside the the port of the casing via the notch thereof; an electronic switch circuit disposed in the housing and including a control terminal, a power input terminal connected to an external power source, and a power output terminal connected to the control circuit; the input and output power terminals being configured to be electrically connected or disconnected according to electrical potential at the control terminal; and a resilient member disposed on an inner side of the recess of the port and facing the first opening of the notch of the port of the casing, and the resilient member having an end which is movable along a direction toward the first opening of the notch of the port and configured to be either electrically connected or disconnect with the control terminal of the electronic switch circuit; wherein when the wireless receiver is inserted in the port of the casing, the resilient member is pressed by the wireless receiver and the end of the resilient member touches the control terminal of the electronic switch circuit, and thereby directly and individually enables the electronic switch circuit to be in turn-off state where the input and output power terminals of the electronic switch circuit are disconnected; and when the wireless receiver is withdrawn from the port of the casing, the resilient member is released from the wireless receiver and the end of the resilient member is detached from the control terminal of the electronic switch circuit and bounces toward the first opening of the notch of the port as a result of resilience stored in the resilient member, and thereby directly and individually enables the electronic switch circuit to be in turn-on state where the input and output power terminals of the electronic switch circuit are connected.