Abstract: A toggle-type switch for a portable communications device includes a circuit board to be positioned within a cavity of a portable communications device. In one instance, the circuit board includes a first flank, a second flank disposed opposite the first flank, and a central rib disposed between the first and the second flanks. The circuit board has a non-planar shape, such that the first flank and the second flank are each offset relative to the central rib. The toggle-type switch includes a first electrical contact element coupled to the first flank, a second electrical contact element coupled to the second flank, and a projecting lever located above the central rib and between the first flank and the second flank. The projecting lever has a first leg to engage the first electrical contact element and a second leg to engage the second electrical contact element.

Abstract: A toggle-type switch for a portable communications device includes a circuit board to be positioned within a cavity of a portable communications device. In one instance, the circuit board includes a first flank, a second flank disposed opposite the first flank, and a central rib disposed between the first and the second flanks. The circuit board has a non-planar shape, such that the first flank and the second flank are each offset relative to the central rib. The toggle-type switch includes a first electrical contact element coupled to the first flank, a second electrical contact element coupled to the second flank, and a projecting lever located above the central rib and between the first flank and the second flank. The projecting lever has a first leg to engage the first electrical contact element and a second leg to engage the second electrical contact element.

Abstract: A cradle locks a mobile unit (MU) therein with a single insertion process. The cradle includes a cup shaped to receive a first portion of the MU. The cradle includes a backing portion including a first end coupled to the cup portion. The cradle includes a hoop portion movably coupled to a second end of the backing portion for movement between a securing position and a receiving position, the hoop being biased toward the securing position. The cradle includes a latch releasably securing the hoop portion in the receiving position. The cradle includes a plunger extending out of the backing portion in a first direction so that, when engaged by the MU, the plunger is moved in a second direction opposite the first direction moving the latch to release the hoop portion so that the hoop portion moves under its bias into the securing position.

Abstract: A cradle locks a mobile unit (MU) therein with a single insertion process. The cradle includes a cup shaped to receive a first portion of the MU. The cradle includes a backing portion including a first end coupled to the cup portion. The cradle includes a hoop portion movably coupled to a second end of the backing portion for movement between a securing position and a receiving position, the hoop being biased toward the securing position. The cradle includes a latch releasably securing the hoop portion in the receiving position. The cradle includes a plunger extending out of the backing portion in a first direction so that, when engaged by the MU, the plunger is moved in a second direction opposite the first direction moving the latch to release the hoop portion so that the hoop portion moves under its bias into the securing position.

Abstract: A keypad (200) including one or more keys and an illumination system (300) is provided. The one or more keys, such as a key (212), have a transparent side element (306). The light from the illumination system can be transferred to an opaque housing (202), adjacent to each of the one or more keys, through the transparent side element. Further, the illumination system illuminates one or more symbols, such as a symbol (302), located on the one or more keys and a symbol (304) on the opaque housing.

Abstract: A connector assembly is provided for a portable device. The connector assembly includes a U-shaped connector head with a connector extending from a first end of the U-shaped connector head and a stress relief overmold extending from a second end of the U-shaped connector head, said stress relief overmold having a pair of annular grooves disposed along a length of the stress relief overmold transverse to the extension of the overmold and a cradle mechanically coupled to the portable device that engages the pair of grooves to retain the connector head in a relatively fixed relationship with respect to the portable device.

Abstract: A connector assembly is provided for a portable device. The connector assembly includes a U-shaped connector head with a connector extending from a first end of the U-shaped connector head and a stress relief overmold extending from a second end of the U-shaped connector head, said stress relief overmold having a pair of annular grooves disposed along a length of the stress relief overmold transverse to the extension of the overmold and a cradle mechanically coupled to the portable device that engages the pair of grooves to retain the connector head in a relatively fixed relationship with respect to the portable device.

Abstract: A casing structure for an electronic device comprises a carrier against which one or more of the device components may be fitted, the carrier having a first carrier face and a second carrier face, a first cover adapted to attach to the carrier to form a first enclosure over at least part of the first carrier face and a second cover adapted to attach to the carrier to form a second enclosure over at least part of the second carrier face, wherein the carrier has a receptacle for receiving the first and second covers, the receptacle having a first recess for receiving a rim of the first cover and a second recess for receiving a rim of the second cover, the receptacle having in at least one of the first and second recesses a cushioning layer for cushioning the cover received in the recess. An electronic device incorporating the casing structure is also described.