Sterilizable handle actuating button integration
AssigneeAmerican Sterilizer Company
InventorsJill Sanders, David A. Westenfelder, II, Michael Hollopeter, Lance Clark Bellows
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Abstract
A handle assembly comprised of a base and a detachable handle that mounts to the base. The base includes integrated electronics, such as switches. The detachable handle includes buttons for activating the switches.
Claims16
A handle assembly for a lighting system, comprising:
- a base having a stem section that includes at least one contact element mounted thereto, each contact element having one or more switches;
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- a detachable handle mountable to the base, the handle comprising:
- an outer housing having a head portion and a body portion;
- and
- a button membrane having one or more button elements accessible through an opening formed in the outer housing, each button element being respectively aligned with one of said switches when the detachable handle is mounted to the base to allow engagement of the button elements with the switches, said button elements respectively having contact portions are at least partially translucent.
A handle assembly for a lighting system, comprising:
- a base having at least one contact element mounted thereto, each contact element having at least one switch;
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- a detachable handle mountable to the base, the handle having a button membrane that includes at least one button element for respectively engaging with the at least one contact element, said button element having a contact portion that is at least partially translucent,
- wherein the translucency of the contact portion is regionally varied in different regions to provide a contrast that depicts a symbol.
A detachable handle mountable to a base having at least one contact element mounted thereto, each contact element having at least one or more switches, said handle comprising:
- an outer housing having a head portion and a body portion;
- and
- a button membrane having one or more button elements accessible through an opening formed in the outer housing, each button element being respectively aligned with one of said switches to allow engagement of the button elements with the switches, said button elements respectively having contact portions that are at least partially translucent.
A detachable handle mountable to a base having at least one contact element mounted thereto, each contact element having at least one switch, said handle comprising:
- a button membrane that includes at least one button element having (i) an engagement portion for engaging with the contact element of the base and (ii) a contact portion for activation of the button element,
- wherein the contact portion is at least partially translucent, and
- wherein the translucency of the contact portion is regionally varied to provide a contrast that depicts a symbol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.