Miniature jumper switch with wire contact maker

Details Miniature jumper switch with wire contact maker Miniature jumper switch with wire contact maker

1996-11-15

1998-05-12

Walczak, David J.

Electricity: circuit makers and breakers

Solid contact

Reciprocating actuator

200540, 200284, 200537, H01H 1506

Patent

active

057494584

ABSTRACT:
A low profile, push-pull, jumper switch that relies on movement of an electrically-insulating switch housing to make and break the connection between two contact members mounted on the surface of a PCB or other substrate. The only metal used are the two contact members and a fixed wire in the housing. The wire is forced into contact with the contact members to electrically interconnect them by movement of the housing when placed in its closed-switch position. In a preferred embodiment, the two contact members are identical and are each constituted of a one-piece U-shaped metal member, with the U-bight depending from the housing and configured to be solderable to the PCB pads or through-holes and thus being fixed. The contact members are configured to latch the housing in its open-switch position or closed-switch position. The switch lends itself to SMT applications.

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