Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Multiple circuit control – Combined pivoted and reciprocating contact
Patent
1996-08-26
1998-10-13
Spyrou, Cassandra C.
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Multiple circuit control
Combined pivoted and reciprocating contact
200 14, 200 11DA, 200 5R, H01H 900, H01H 1958, H01H 926
Patent
active
058214801
ABSTRACT:
A switch apparatus includes a push button switch having a shaft portion and a rotary switch having a rotation operating portion which rotates about the shaft portion of the push button switch. The switch also includes a push button switch contact member and a rotary switch contact member. The push button switch contact member is actuated in accordance with a movement of the shaft portion of the push button switch. The rotary switch contact member is actuated in accordance with rotation of the rotation operating portion. The push button contact member and the rotary switch contact member are spaced from one another along the shaft portion of the push button switch.
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Copy of United Kingdom Search Report.
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Hayes Michael J.
Spyrou Cassandra C.
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