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Backlit button/switchpad assembly

  • US 5,951,349 A
  • Filed: 10/02/1997
  • Issued: 09/14/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/22/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for forming a backlit component, the method comprising the steps of:

  • placing within a mold a support member having an opening formed therein;

    injecting an LIM material into the mold so as to form a button member disposed at least partially within the opening, the button member being formed to comprise at least one integrally-formed hinge member cohesively bonded to the support member, the hinge member flexibly interconnecting the button member with the support member such that the button member is flexibly supported within the opening.

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