Electrical switch assembly

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2005-05-31

2005-05-31

Friedhofer, Michael A. (Department: 2832)

Electricity: circuit makers and breakers

Switch activation inhibitor

Removable actuator

C200S043070, C200S520000, C200S533000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06900399

ABSTRACT:
An electrical switch assembly for actuating an electrical circuit by closing at least one pair of conducting contacts in a sliding manner is disclosed. The assembly includes a contact carrier within a switch housing, a spring attached to the carrier that biases the carrier in an electrical circuit open position, a slot connected to the carrier that receives a force transfer member, and a force transfer member that is insertable into the slot and transfers a force applied by a switch operator to an angled wall portion of the slot. The angle of the wall portion is preferably 45-degrees relative to the axis of travel of the force transfer member. In operation, when the force transfer member is inserted into the slot and pushes against the angled wall, the carrier is displaced approximately orthogonal to the insertion direction of the force transfer member to move the contacts in the carrier from an electrical circuit open position to an electrical circuit closed position.

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