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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1998
Joseph J Spedale, Chicago, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A combination, one-piece, integral, electrical connector and rocker-type power switch module comprises an electrical connector housing having a plurality of 90.degree. terminals mounted therein and adapted to be mounted upon and connected to a printed circuit board (PCB), and a power switch housing having a rocker mechanism, a substantially U-shaped, hairpin type contactor, and a pair of contacts defining a common contact and a make/break contact. The housings are fabricated from a thermoplastic material and are specially structured so as to permit the mounting of the power switch housing upon the electrical connector housing whereby the housings may be ultrasonically welded together so as to form the one-piece, integral module.