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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2003
Stephen Prouty, Providence, RI (US);
Steven Kille, Amesbury, MA (US);
Charles Mccall, Plymouth, MA (US);
Kevin Shell, Andover, MA (US);
Jack Tseng, Canton, MA (US);
Art Stephen, Milton, MA (US);
Stephen Prouty, Providence, RI (US);
Steven Kille, Amesbury, MA (US);
Charles McCall, Plymouth, MA (US);
Kevin Shell, Andover, MA (US);
Jack Tseng, Canton, MA (US);
Art Stephen, Milton, MA (US);
Stonebridge Control Devices, Inc., Canton, MA (US);
Abstract
A stalk switch having an energy storage element disposed coxially about a handle to store energy when the handle is in a contact position and release energy to provide a force to drive the handle back to the neutral position from the contact position. The energy storage element may be a sleeve made of an elastomeric material. Such a sleeve may also provide for overload protection for contact closures of the switch. The stalk switch may also have at least one microswitch to align operation of a contact closure with actual motion of the handle.