Computing device bezel and facia button therefor
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsWayne David Gibbs, Jeffrey A. Lambert
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Abstract
Disclosed are a computing device bezel and a facia button that is used with the bezel. In one embodiment, the facia button includes a base member, a finger interface that is supported by and that extends from the base member, an axis about which the facia button can pivot, and a spring member that is adapted to resist pivoting of the facia button, wherein the facia button is configured to contact and press an associated button of a device contained within the computing device.
Claims27
A facia button for a computing device bezel, the facia button comprising:
- a base member;
- a finger interface that is supported by and that extends from the base member;
- an axis about which the facia button can pivot;
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- a spring member that extends forward from the base member so as to be adapted to press against an interior surface of the computing device bezel to resist pivoting of the facia button;
- wherein the facia button is configured to contact and press an associated button of a device contained within the computing device.
A facia button for a computing device bezel, the facia button comprising:
- a generally square base member including an upper member that is configured to contact and press an associated button of a device of the computing device and a lower member that provides structural integrity to the facia button;
- a finger interface that is supported by and that extends forward from the base member;
- a pivot axle about which the facia button can pivot, the pivot axle being positioned adjacent a bottom edge of the lower member;
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- an elongated leaf spring that is adapted to resist pivoting of the facia button, the leaf spring extending downward and forward from the bottom edge of the lower portion;
- wherein the finger interface is offset from the position of the associated device button when the facia button is installed on the computing device bezel.
A facia button for a bezel of a computing device, the facia button comprising:
- a base member having a portion adapted to contact and press a button of a device mounted within the computing device adjacent the bezel;
- a finger interface that is supported by and that extends from the base member, the finger interface being laterally offset from the base member portion adapted to contact and press the device button;
- an axis about which the facia button can pivot;
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- a spring member that is adapted to be urged against an interior surface of the bezel when the finger interface is pressed so as to resist pivoting of the facia button.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.