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COMPRESSIBLE SEAL FOR ROTATABLE AND TRANSLATABLE INPUT MECHANISMS

  • US 20160259301A1
  • Filed: 03/08/2016
  • Published: 09/08/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An input mechanism assembly for an electronic device, comprising:

  • a rotatable and translatable member comprising;

    a shaft positioned at least partially within an aperture of a housing; and

    a manipulation structure coupled to the shaft and separated from the housing by a gap; and

    a compressible seal positioned in the gap that resists passage of contaminants into the aperture and is configured to collapse when the rotatable and translatable member translates;

    whereinrotation of the rotatable and translatable member generates a first input to the electronic device; and

    translation of the rotatable and translatable member generates a second input to the electronic device.

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