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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2011
Wilbur R. Ames, Iv, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Warren Haye Wong, Seattle, WA (US);
Raymond D. Zoellick, Bothell, WA (US);
Norbert Werner Jauch, Malterdingen, DE;
Jim T. Ray, Everett, WA (US);
Wilbur R. Ames, IV, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Warren Haye Wong, Seattle, WA (US);
Raymond D. Zoellick, Bothell, WA (US);
Norbert Werner Jauch, Malterdingen, DE;
Jim T. Ray, Everett, WA (US);
Fluke Corporation, Everett, WA (US);
Abstract
Generally described, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to switch assemblies and methods for switching from one state to another. In some examples, a switch assembly may switch from one electrical contact to another electrical contact by moving a conductive spring or member from a first conductive contact on a printed circuit board (PCB) to a second conductive contact on the PCB. For instance, in one embodiment, a conductive member moves within a slot in the PCB. In another embodiment, a compression force applied to a conductive spring is reduced while the conductive spring moves from a first conductive contact to a second conductive contact.