Trackball socket for a handheld wireless communication device

A socket is configured to receive a trackball device in a receiving space formed therein. The socket has an exterior configured to fit within an installation recess in a printed circuit board. A biased electrical interconnector extends from an interior surface of the receiving space into the receivi...

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Main Authors WELKER, MICHAEL, KYOWSKI, TIMOTHY, PENNER, DENNIS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 22.09.2010
Subjects
CALCULATING
CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
PHYSICS
PRINTED CIRCUITS
TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
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Summary:A socket is configured to receive a trackball device in a receiving space formed therein. The socket has an exterior configured to fit within an installation recess in a printed circuit board. A biased electrical interconnector extends from an interior surface of the receiving space into the receiving space, the electrical interconnector oriented within the receiving space at a position that establishes biased electrical contact with a target electrical contact of the trackball device and biased electrical contact with a corresponding electrical contact on the printed circuit board when the socket is installed in an installation recess.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20080151828