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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 1991
Filed:
May. 30, 1990
Peter F Brouillette, Manchester, NH (US);
Augat Inc., Attleboro, MA (US);
Abstract
A single in-line package switch for individually switching a number of terminals to establish separate conductive paths with a common terminal. The switch comprises an insulating housing with a number of terminal pins exceeding the number of switching poles by one. The insulating housing has an internal cavity corresponding to each terminal switch and recesses in certain of the cavities for receiving rotary actuators. A cover and base clamp a common strip portion of a contact finger structure and bias cantilevered contact fingers into engagement with internal contact end sections of the terminals. One of the contact fingers permanently contacts one terminal connected to a reference potential, thereby establishing a fixed electrical path between the common strip portion and the reference potential. Each actuator includes a planar portion for engaging a free end section of the contact fingers for producing the switching action. The actuators and insulating base have coacting means that provide detent and snap action.
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