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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:
Nov. 17, 1992
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Johnny H Allison, Redford, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ; F21V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200 6162 ; 200 6176 ; 362 80 ; 362155 ;
Abstract
A lamp switch and connector means assembly comprising an integral housing which is mountable to the interior of a compartment for illuminating the compartment. The switch is operable by means of a biased plunger, for example, in response to the opening and closing of a compartment lid. Fixed to the plunger is an electrical bridging means which simultaneously and immediately engages stationary, nonbiased electrical contacts when the plunger is biased toward an extended position.