US Patent Application 17825242. HYBRID POWER BUTTON WITH MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS simplified abstract

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HYBRID POWER BUTTON WITH MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS

Organization Name

Dell Products L.P.

Inventor(s)

Jer-Yo Lee of Taipei City (TW)

Chun-Ting Lu of New Taipei City (TW)

Cheng-Hsiang Chuang of New Taipei City (TW)

HYBRID POWER BUTTON WITH MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17825242 titled 'HYBRID POWER BUTTON WITH MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a multiple function button for an information handling system.

  • The button consists of an outer shell and an inner button.
  • The outer shell has four channels.
  • The inner button is inserted into the outer shell and has a tab and a contact component.
  • The tab can move within the channels.
  • When the tab is in the first channel, the inner button is in the first position and the contact component is positioned over the first contact of the information handling system.
  • When the tab is in the third channel, the inner button is in the second position and the contact component is positioned over the second contact of the information handling system.


Original Abstract Submitted

A multiple function button for an information handling system includes an outer shell and an inner button. The outer shell includes multiple channels having first, second, third and fourth channels. The inner button is inserted within the outer shell. The inner button includes a tab and a contact component. The tab moves within the multiple channels. When the tab is within the first channel, the inner button is in a first position and contact component is positioned over a first contact of the information handling system. When the tab is within the third channel, the inner button is in a second position and the contact component is positioned over a second contact of the information handling system.