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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 1985
Filed:
May. 29, 1984
William F Bleeke, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Xolox Corporation, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Abstract
Magnetic switch apparatus which includes a casing having a magnetically sensitive component securely positioned therein in a predetermined location. The component may be in the form of either a conventional reed switch or Hall effect sensor and is provided with electrical terminal leads extending therefrom. The casing includes means for locating and securing the leads against movement upon application of a tensile force thereto, such means being in the form of suitable embossments in the casing about which the leads are partially wrapped. The casing further is provided with means for mounting the same on a supporting member, such as a circuit board, in a predetermined position such that the magnetic component will also be correspondingly positioned relative to the supporting member.