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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Auckland Uniservices Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Inventors:
Iain Alexander Anderson, Auckland, NZ;
Markus Henke, Auckland, NZ;
Assignee:
AUCKLAND UNISERVICES LIMITED, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/79 (2006.01); H01H 13/80 (2006.01); H01H 1/14 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/14 (2013.01); H01H 13/79 (2013.01); H01H 13/80 (2013.01); H03K 17/9625 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flexible switch has a deformable body and a plurality of electrodes, at least one of the electrodes being provided on the deformable body. The switch has a first state in which the electrodes are spaced apart and a second state in which the electrodes are in electrical contact, and the switch is configured to allow movement between the states when a force is applied to or removed from the deformable body.