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US08167126B2 Button mechanisms for electronic device cases 有权
电子设备案例的按钮机制

  • Patent Title: Button mechanisms for electronic device cases
  • Patent Title (中): 电子设备案例的按钮机制
  • Application No.: US12569874
    Application Date: 2009-09-29
  • Publication No.: US08167126B2
    Publication Date: 2012-05-01
  • Inventor: Kurt Stiehl
  • Applicant: Kurt Stiehl
  • Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
  • Assignee: Apple Inc.
  • Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
  • Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
  • Agency: Treyz Law Group
  • Agent David C. Kellogg; G. Victor Treyz
  • Main IPC: B65D85/38
  • IPC: B65D85/38 B65D85/00
Button mechanisms for electronic device cases
Abstract:
A case for electronic devices having buttons may include button mechanisms that allow the case slide over an electronic device without impacting the buttons. Each button mechanism may include a sheet spring that biases the button mechanism away from the buttons. When a user presses the button mechanism, the button mechanism may transmit force from the user to one of the buttons and actuate that button. One type of button mechanism may transmit force that actuates a single push-button. A second type of button mechanism may transmit forces that actuate a rocker switch with two actuation modes such as a volume rocker with a volume up mode and a volume down mode. The button mechanisms may be configured to provide tactile feedback to the user that is similar to the tactile feedback of the electronic device's buttons when the electronic device is not mounted in the case.
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