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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2022
Sensata Technologies, Inc., Attleboro, MA (US);
Michael A. Stoner, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Jeffrey M. Smith, New Prague, MN (US);
SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Attleboro, MA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments included herein are directed towards an apparatus for actuating a switch of an operator control device, and related methods. Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a trigger shaped to mate with the operator control device. The trigger may include an integrated preload portion formed, at least in part, within the trigger. The trigger may further include an integrated actuator portion formed, at least in part, at an interfacing portion of the trigger. The integrated actuator portion may be configured to interface with the switch of the operator control device.