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Rocker switch

  • US 4,386,254 A
  • Filed: 06/15/1981
  • Issued: 05/31/1983
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A rocker mechanism for use in an electronic watch having switch contact means enclosed within a housing, comprising:

  • (a) a wall of said housing defining a pair of spaced access holes providing access to the switch contact means inside said housing,(b) a manually-operable actuator bar disposed adjacent the wall and having an accessible first side by which said actuator bar can be manually rocked and having a second side spaced from and facing the wall with a pair of spaced apart legs projecting from said second side through the access holes such that each leg can be urged to actuate said switch contact means by rocking said actuator bar,(c) retaining means associated with said actuator bar for retaining the actuator bar legs in the wall,(d) resilient washer means disposed around each of the legs between the second side of the actuator bar and the wall with portions of the washer means in contact with said second side and wall to provide sealing of said access holes and return-spring action for the actuator bar, and(e) means associated with said actuator bar for limiting the movement of said bar when said switch contact means has been actuated.

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