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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Norman Victor Wheat, Thruscross, N. Yorkshire, HG3 4AH, GB;
Jonathan Norman Wheat, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 2/100 ;
Abstract
The force sensing switch comprising a housing and a movable member movable relative to the housing upon having a predetermined force applied thereagainst by an adjacent moving structure when the structure becomes misaligned, the movable member engaging circuitry within the housing which will produce an alarm signal and will stop the adjacent structure from moving.