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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2006
William J. Rudy, Jr., Annville, PA (US);
William J. Rudy, Jr., Annville, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, DE (US);
Abstract
A reversing switch mechanism includes a housing defining contact cavities and a trough, contacts received in the contact cavities, and a slide member received in the trough and engaging the contacts. The slide member includes conductive elements forming conductive paths along the slide member. The slide member movable with respect to the contacts along a linear path between a forward position and a rearward position, wherein the contacts engage the conductive elements in a first conductive configuration in the forward position and the contacts engage the conductive elements in a second conductive configuration in the rearward position.