Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Electric switch details – Cases and bases
Patent
1985-02-20
1986-06-24
Marcus, Stephen
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Electric switch details
Cases and bases
200340, 200159B, H01H 1306
Patent
active
045969124
ABSTRACT:
A push-button switch for use in the keyboard of an electronic typewriter, word processor, or the like comprises a casing, a stem extending through the casing for operating a movable contact, a top cover mounted on the outer end of the stem, a cylinder of an elastomeric material disposed between the top cover and the casing and loosely mounted on the outer periphery of the stem, and a circular retaining plate protruding from the outer end of the stem. The cylinder which biases the stem upward is resiliently mounted between the retaining plate and the casing, whereby the cylinder is maintained in a fixed condition.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3731014 (1973-05-01), Brady
patent: 3937913 (1976-02-01), Soulas et al.
patent: 4452061 (1984-06-01), Tamura
IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, R. J. Wolfrom, Adjustable Key Force Control, vol. 18, No. 10, Mar. 1976.
Alps Electric Co. ,Ltd.
Marcus Stephen
Sholl Linda J.
Shoup Guy W.
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