Mouse with integrated keyplate and housing
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1. An input device comprising:
- a body of said device;
electronic circuitry mounted in said body;
a top housing mounted over said body;
a free extending button integrally formed with said top housing, wherein a top surface of the extending button and a top surface of the top housing are substantially seamlessly coupled;
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
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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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.
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21 Claims
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1. An input device comprising:
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a body of said device; electronic circuitry mounted in said body; a top housing mounted over said body; a free extending button integrally formed with said top housing, wherein a top surface of the extending button and a top surface of the top housing are substantially seamlessly coupled; 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 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mouse comprising:
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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, wherein top surfaces of the first and second extending buttons and a top surface of the top housing are substantially seamlessly coupled; said extending buttons being depressible separately with respect to a remainder of said top housing; said top housing providing a cantilevered mounting of said extending buttons to said body of said device; and 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. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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17. An input device comprising:
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a body of said device; electronic circuitry mounted in said body; a top housing mounted over said body; and an extending button integrally formed with said top housing, wherein a top surface of the extending button and a top surface of the top housing are substantially seamlessly coupled; and
wherein said extending button is depressible separately with respect to a remainder of said top housing;wherein said top housing and said extending button have a single hinge point more than halfway toward the back of said device, such that said top housing and extending button can flex on either side of said hinge point.
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