Switch-operated member with status light pipe incorporated therein
AssigneeIomega Corporation
InventorDouglas S. Reynolds
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Abstract
A switch for use in an electronic device that includes a support portion and a light pipe. The support portion is formed to receive the light pipe such that an integrated switch/status indicator may be fashioned. The support portion further is formed such that it may be mounted to the electronic device. The integrated switch provides for a device that is capable of transmitting status information to a user, without requiring additional electrical connections to the switch.
Claims28
A switch-operating member incorporating a status indicator, comprising:
- a support comprising a base, a support body, and a head having a protrusion and hooks that extend from said head in a direction opposite said protrusion;
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- a light pipe comprising an indicator face, a light conducting body, and a light conducting base.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a switch having a status indicator incorporated therein, said switch comprising a support having a lever section and a lever support section, and said status indicator comprising a light pipe,
- wherein said switch is mounted to said electronic device and said light pipe transmits light from a light source located within said electronic device to an indicator face of said light pipe that is positioned within a first opening of a protrusion that extends from said support, such that said protrusion and said indicator face are external of said electronic device.
A switch incorporating a status indicator, comprising:
- a support comprising a base, a support body, a head having a protrusion, and a lever section;
- and
- a light pipe comprising an indicator face, a light conducting body, and a light conducting base,
- wherein said protrusion defines a first opening such that said indicator face of said light pipe may pass therethrough, and
- wherein said protrusion is adapted to pass through a second opening in an electrical device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.