Toggle-type switch for portable communications device

A portable communications device comprising:

• a housing having a front portion, a rear portion disposed opposite the front portion, and a side portion that extends between the front portion and the rear portion, wherein the side portion includes a cavity;
• and
• a toggle-type switch having a circuit board positioned within the cavity, the circuit board including a first flank, a second flank disposed opposite the first flank, and a central rib disposed between the first flank and the second flank, wherein the circuit board has a non-planar shape, wherein the first flank of the circuit board and the second flank of the circuit board are each offset relative to the central rib of the circuit board, wherein the toggle-type switch further includes a first electrical contact element coupled to the first flank, a second electrical contact element coupled to the second flank, and a projecting lever located above the central rib and between the first flank and the second flank and having a first leg configured to engage the first electrical contact element and a second leg configured to engage the second electrical contact element
• wherein the cavity is defined by a first inclined surface of the housing and a second inclined surface of the housing, wherein the first and second inclined surfaces of the housing are each planar surfaces that define a non-zero angle therebetween, wherein the first flank of the circuit board is coupled to the first inclined surface of the housing and the second flank of the circuit board is coupled to the second inclined surface of the housing.

A portable communications device comprising:

• a housing defining an outer casing for the portable communications device;
• a flexible circuit board coupled to the housing, wherein the flexible circuit board has a non-linear cross-sectional profile;
• a projecting lever operatively coupled to the housing and the flexible circuit board;
• a first electrical contact element coupled to an inner surface of the flexible circuit board;
• and
• a second electrical contact element coupled to the inner surface of the flexible circuit board, wherein the flexible circuit board has a C-shaped cross-sectional profile, such that the first electrical contact element faces the second electrical contact element, wherein the projecting lever is configured to pivot between the first electrical contact element and the second electrical contact element to perform a switch operation.

A portable communications device comprising:

• a housing defining an outer casing for the portable communications device;
• a flexible circuit board coupled to the housing;
• a first electrical contact element coupled to the flexible circuit board;
• a second electrical contact element coupled to the flexible circuit board;
• and
• a projecting lever coupled to the housing, wherein the projecting lever is configured to pivot between a first position where the projecting lever is in contact with the first electrical contact element and out of contact with the second electrical contact element, a second position where the projecting lever is in contact with the second electrical contact element and out of contact with the first electrical contact element, and a third position where the projecting lever is out of contact with both the first electrical contact element and the second electrical contact element;
• wherein the flexible circuit board has a C-shaped cross-sectional profile, such that the first electrical contact element faces the second electrical contact element.