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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2006
Applicant:
Richard Glasson, Whippany, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Richard Glasson, Whippany, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Control Products Inc, East Hanover, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/00 (2006.01); H01H 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A low-profile robust switch having low pre-travel and high overtravel is provided through the use of counteracting biasing elements that operate upon the actuating area of the switch in the absence of externally applied forces. These biasing elements set the switch very close to its actuation point. In the disclosed embodiments, these counteracting biasing elements include a lever and at least one spring which are arranged to provide a low-profile switch.