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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. 12, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/500 ;
Abstract
A lever switch comprises a case ( ) provided with a common contact ( ) and stationary contacts ( ), a generally M-shaped movable contact ( ) having a middle part ( A) in resilient contact with the common contact ( ) and contact points ( E) at both ends thereof, a lever ( ) disposed rotatably to the case ( ), and a pair of cams ( ). The contact points ( E) at both ends of the movable contact ( ) are in contact resiliently with two confronting inner walls of the case ( ) where the stationary contacts ( ) are disposed. The contact points ( E) of the movable contact ( ) slide and come into contact resiliently with the stationary contacts by turning motion of the lever ( ).