Compact button with illuminated graphic

A button assembly, comprising:

• a button structure (110) mounted to a frame (104) by a flexible hinge (108), said button structure (110) having a clear external surface (102) and a graphical overlay (112) behind the external surface;
• and
• a button light pipe (114) mounted to the button structure (110) and contacting an actuator (118) that is configured to trigger when pressure is applied, wherein said button light pipe (114) has a button-facing surface that is larger than an actuator-facing surface, wherein said button light pipe is configured to trigger the actuator (118) when pressure is applied to the button structure (110), and wherein said button light pipe (114) is further configured to propagate light from a button light source (116) to the button structure (110) to illuminate the graphical overlay (112) and to minimize light leakage.

The button assembly of claim 140, wherein said light pipe is conical.