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US 7,030,857 B2Granted
Mouse with integrated keyplate and housing
AssigneeLogitech Europe S.A.
InventorsDenis O'Keeffe, Neil O'Connell
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Abstract
An input device, such as a mouse or trackball, with a top housing having an integrally formed, free extending top button. The top housing is mounted so that the extending button is supported in cantilevered fashion. The button is sufficiently flexible to allow it to be depressed for button activation.
Claims33
An input device comprising:
- a body of said device;
- electronic circuitry mounted in said body;
- a top housing mounted over said body;
- and
- a free extending button integrally formed with said top housing and having a seamless appearance from a top of said extending button;
- said extending button being depressible separately with respect to a remainder of said top housing;
- said top housing providing a cantilevered mounting of said extending button to said body of said device;
- and
- said cantilever mounting providing a spring force for the free extending button to return the free extending button to a neutral position subsequent to being pressed by a user.
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A mouse comprising:
- a body of said mouse;
- electronic circuitry mounted in said body;
- a top metal housing mounted over said body;
- first and second free extending metal buttons integrally formed with said metal top housing and each having a seamless appearance from a top of said extending buttons;
- said extending buttons being depressible separately with respect to a remainder of said top metal housing;
- said top metal housing providing a cantilevered mounting of said extending buttons to said body of said device;
- an island mounted on said body between said extending buttons, said island having lips extending over edges of said extending buttons so that a gap between said extending buttons and said island is not visible from above.
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An input device comprising:
- a body of said device;
- electronic circuitry mounted in said body;
- a top metal housing mounted over said body;
- a free extending button integrally formed with said top metal housing and having a seamless appearance from a top of said extending button, said free extending button being depressible separately with respect to a remainder of said top metal housing, and said top metal housing providing a cantilevered mounting of said free extending button to said body of said device;
- and
- a non-metallic interior housing mounted beneath said top metal housing between said top metal housing and said electronic circuitry, wherein said interior housing isolates said top metal housing from said electronic circuitry.
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An input device comprising:
- a body of said device;
- electronic circuitry mounted in said body;
- a top housing mounted over said body;
- and
- a free extending button integrally formed with said top housing and having a seamless appearance from top of said extending button;
- said extending button being depressible separately with respect to a remainder of said top housing,
- said top housing providing a cantilevered mounting of said extending button to said body of said device, and
- said top housing and extended button have a single hinge point more than halfway toward the back of said device and disposed in the remainder portion of the top housing, such that said top housing and extended button can flex on either side of said hinge point.
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An input device comprising:
- a body of said device;
- electronic circuitry mounted in said body;
- a top housing mounted over said body;
- and
- a free extending button integrally formed with said top housing and having a seamless appearance from a top of said extending button, wherein said extending button is depressible separately with respect to a remainder of said top housing, and said top housing provides a cantilevered mounting of said extending button to said body of said device;
- an island mounted on said body adjacent said extending button, said island having a lip extending over an edge of said extending button so that a gap between said extending button and said island is not visible from above;
- a roller extending through a slot in said island;
- and
- a cantilevered arm supporting the roller, wherein the cantilevered arm provides a spring force to bias roller upward through the slot, eliminating the need for a return spring.
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An input device comprising:
- a body of said device;
- electronic circuitry mounted in said body;
- a top housing mounted over said body;
- and
- a free extending button integrally formed with said top housing and having a seamless integration with said top housing;
- said extending button being depressible separately with respect to a remainder of said top housing;
- said top housing providing a cantilevered mounting of said extending button to said body of said device;
- and
- said cantilever mounting providing a spring force for the free extending button to return the free extending button to a neutral position subsequent to being pressed by a user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.