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Video buttons for a stage lighting console

  • US 9,977,501 B2
  • Filed: 05/17/2016
  • Issued: 05/22/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An actuatable switch assembly, comprising:

  • a board;

    an actuatable switch with a transparent control and a tactile response device, said actuable switch connected on the board,said actuatable switch includes a spring biasing the control in a first direction, and a switch that creates an electrical contact and provides a tactile clicking feel when the control is moved in a direction opposing the spring bias;

    a display, separated from the board, and separated from the switch and on a different plane than the board and switch, said display connected to receive electronic information associated with a function of the switch, and to display said information,said display viewable through said transparent control,and where said control is moved to control said function, and when moved creates said tactile clicking feel,wherein the display is fixed, and the control is movable relative to the display,wherein the display is below the board, and the board includes a hole therein through which the display is viewable the control and through the hole in the board, andwherein there are a plurality of said switch assemblies, located in an array relative to one another, and all of said switch assemblies located over a common display, and all of said switch assemblies having parts that are viewable through their respective control parts from the common display.

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