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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7238902 | Slider The present invention provides a slider which is less likely to cause a drastic change in a contact state such as instantaneous disconnection. The slider according to the present invention has teeth 13 of a comb shaped like a narrow sheet being rectangular in... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235751 | Electric device, a current limiter and an electric power network An electric device including an electric switch having a plurality of contact members arranged in series to form a plurality of breaking points arranged in series. One of the contact members at each breaking point is movable. A drive is arranged to actuate each mova... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7012204 | Silver contact fixing structure for conductive blades A silver contact fixing structure for conductive blades aims at providing a retaining force on a silver contact so that the silver contact is more secure and does not break loose when subject to striking. The silver contact is built in a fastening section formed on ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7005592 | Plunger contact assembly for an automobile control stalk The contact switch assembly comprises a rotating housing with a stalk having a hollow shaft portion, a tip portion extending forwardly from the shaft portion and a contact arm extending downwardly from the shaft portion. The tip portion extends out from the housing ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6822173 | Contact element A contact element for an electrical switching apparatus is disclosed having a casing (2) with a basis part (8) and a cover part (10). Two electrical fixed contacts (4) have connections for electrical conductors and disposed inside of the ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6791044 | Set of movable contacts for a switch with a set of fixed contacts Set of movable contacts for a switch with a set of fixed that comprises at least one pair of a fixed contacts arranged a distance apart, comprising at least one contact element (1), a holder (2) therefor and a resilient element (6). When the swi... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6605792 | Push-push switch for switching heavy-current The desired low-priced and small-sized switch is configured so that a moving contact is provided with first and second contacts, the first contact is made of noble metal, a pair of fixed terminals are respectively provided with a fixed contact, the first ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6600115 | Switching device A rod (40) is pivotally provided in a lever (28). The rod (40) is divided into a small-diameter lower rod (37) and a large-diameter upper rod (38). When a knob (45) is pivotally moved, the lower rod (37) and the upper rod (38) are moved in an integrated f... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6479773 | Axial-compression spring electrical contact having an impervious connection Electrical contact having an impervious connection, adapted to be housed in a guiding shaft open at its two ends, the contact comprising a terminal, a member and a deformable conductor. A movable contact head is connected to the terminal for connecting th... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6143998 | Electrical switch, and method of manufacturing such a switch An electric switch having a contact system includes a contact with a contact body (7) and a contact surface (10). The contact is arranged in a recess (25) on a contact carrier (8) in such a way that the contact surface is exposed on the contact carrier (8... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5743386 | Membrane switch assembly A membrane switch including a rubber dome, an insulation layer, a membrane and an electric-conductive support plate is provided. The membrane switch is ON as the pair of non-contacting circuit leads is forced to contact with the support plate due to the f... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5660269 | Switch A switch having two planes opposing and substantially in parallel to each other and switching between a first electrode and another electrode by pressing down one of the planes. Contact point patterns each made of a conductive material having a specified ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5605223 | Conductive lacquer contact surface In order to produce keyboards, two pairs of diagonally connected squares with rounded corners are used as fixed contacts. A direct diagonal connection electrically connects two non-adjacent squares. The squares are conductive lacquer (carbon lacquer) and ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5595288 | Thin switch including domed contact A thin switch includes, (a) a rectangular insulating substrate, (b) a unitary fixed contact member comprising a T-shaped conductive thin-metal including a fixed contact, a first terminal, and a first conductive part therebetween, and (c) a movable contact... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5530417 | Thermal cutoff with floating contact member A thermal cutoff having a mushroom-shaped floating contact member with an enlarged head and an elongated shank. The outwardly facing end of the enlarged head has a centrally located depression for reducing the area of the head end surface that engages a s... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5495080 | Electrical switch This electrical switch (1) consists of a flat spring, profiled in order to provide both a contact function and a spring function; the flat spring (1) includes a first leg (2) which can be deformed by bearing on a fixed pivot pin (3) of a support (4), and ... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5380966 | Housing for accommodating an alarm conducting clipper A housing to accommodate an alarm conducting clip is made of electrically insulating material having a small aperture at one end for an electric cord passing therethrough, a large aperture at opposite end having a passage formed in-between the apertures a... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5326951 | Push button switch A push button switch comprises a housing having an opening at the top and provided with a fixed contact member at the inner bottom, a stem supported to be vertically movable in and with respect to the housing, and an elastic member being capable of buckli... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5274204 | Pressure actuated electrical contact switch A pressure actuated electrical contact switch composed of two planar electrodes having substantially thinner contact members extending therefrom and disposed at an obtuse angle. The electrodes are bound together by electrically insulating epoxy and the co... | 12/28/1993 |
| 4562318 | Momentary switch A conventional rocker switch case has a secondary pair of aligned openings to pivotably receive a uniquely configured rocker in which the lost motion spring couples the rocker to a conventional floating contact and also serves to return the rocker from on... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4436065 | Starter arrangement for internal combustion engine A starter relay includes a battery terminal, a starter motor terminal connected to the starter motor and a coil for making the relay contacts, with a coil terminal and an energizing circuit which includes a safety switch, as well as an ignition switch and... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4314123 | Current feed for a super-conducting magnet coil In a current feed for a superconducting magnet coil that can be short circuited, with a disconnecting device for separating a movable from a stationary cooled contact element, the mass ratio of the cooled contact element to the movable contact element is ... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4266839 | Zero insertion force toggle link connector A progressively activated zero insertion force connector block having a toggle link actuating a plurality of spring terminals to alternately cause said springs to contact and release a circuit board. As the first spring terminal engages or disengages the ... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4152564 | Actuating device for a battery operated module An actuating device for a battery operated electronic module accommodated in a metallic or plastic case and comprising one push-button associated with a return-spring, said push-button including one resilient section with a collar which, cooperating with ... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4081632 | Cam operated switch having wavy spring contact assembly abutting stop or fixed contact thereby storing kinetic energy prior to subsequent engagement with a fixed contact assembly An electrical switch comprises a housing with at least one fixed contact thereon and at least one resilient movable contact which has a fixed end secured on said housing and an opposite movable end with a contact portion which is held by the fixed end in ... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4074112 | Switch assembly having movable contact face configuration for penetrating frost or ice layer on adjacent contact surface A pneumatic cylinder-piston door operator is connected to an air supply by a solenoid actuated valve. A control circuit selectively energizes the solenoid valve in response to momentary actuation of switches including control and safety switches. For refr... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4027129 | Push button switch The push button switch according to the invention comprises a push button, a press member operated by the push button, a stationary contact member secured to a substrate and a movable contact member operated by the press member. One end of the movable con... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4018999 | Keyboard switch assembly having adhesive position retainer element A keyswitch assembly including a circuit board having a plurality of circuits, each circuit terminating with a pair of first and second contacts, and a curved, resilient contact plate associated with each pair of contacts having at least a portion of its ... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4000389 | Printed circuit board and contact assembly for keyboard switch assemblies A keyboard is disclosed comprising a printed circuit board having conductors on only one side. Resilient switching elements are supported by selected ones of the conductors and may be deflected into contact with other selected ones of the conductors by ke... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3974347 | Switch assembly having rotatable, pivoted or slidable actuator and diode structure mounted between actuator contacts A manually actuated switch includes a pair of terminals forming switch poles and a knob which is manually actuated to complete or interrupt an electrical circuit across the poles. A pair of spaced contacts are embedded in the knob and resiliently grip the... | 08/10/1976 |