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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:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2010
Applicants:
David M. Lutgring, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael J. Pescetto, Fishers, IN (US);
Inventors:
David M. Lutgring, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael J. Pescetto, Fishers, IN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St.Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A switch system having a user-activatable button and button travel limit feature is disclosed. The switch system includes a housing comprising an opening, a circuit board assembly positioned in the housing, and an electrical switch assembly connected to the circuit board. The button travel limit feature is adapted to inhibit motion of an activation surface of the user-activatable button towards the electrical switch assembly when the electrical switch assembly is activated.