Switch construction

A button assembly for an electronic device, comprising:

• a switch configured to be inserted into a through-going opening of a housing of the electronic device;
• a connector configured to interlock with the switch such that the button assembly is secured to the housing;
• and
• a push button connected to the switch;
• wherein the switch comprises a connection extending along a center axis of the switch and the connection receives at least a part of the connector,
• the connection comprises at least one slot, at least one wedge-shaped groove extending from the at least one slot, the at least one wedge-shaped groove being tapered in a direction of the center axis,
• the connector further comprises at least one corresponding wedge-shaped protrusion, and
• the at least one corresponding wedge-shaped protrusion comprises a resilient contact blade, and the resilient contact blade interlocks with the at least one wedge-shaped groove.

A method of providing an electronic device with a button assembly, the electronic device comprising a housing having an external surface and an internal surface, the external surface and the internal surface connected by a through-going opening, the button assembly comprising a push-button, a switch and a connector, the switch comprising a connection extending along a center axis of the switch, the connection receiving at least a part of the connector;

• the method comprising:
• a) connecting the push-button to the switch,
• b) inserting the switch into the through-going opening, in a direction from the external surface,
• c) connecting the connector to the switch such that the switch cannot be removed from the through-going opening;
• wherein connecting the connector to the switch such that the switch cannot be removed from the through-going opening further comprises:
• inserting the connector into a slot extending within the switch, in a direction from the internal surface, and
• interlocking the connector with the slot,
• wherein the connector further comprises at least one partially open-ended slit, the connection further comprising at least one pin protruding in a direction of the center axis, the at least one pin comprising an end section having an increased cross-section;
• and wherein connecting the connector to the switch such that the switch cannot be removed from the through-going opening further comprises:
• interlocking the at least one partially open-ended slit and the at least one pin, in a direction which is perpendicular to said through-going opening;
• wherein the at least one partially open-ended slit is configured to interlock releasably with the at least one pin end section in a direction which is perpendicular to the center axis, and the at least one partially open-ended slit is configured to interlock unreleasably with the at least one pin in the direction of the center axis.