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Elongate pressure-actuated electrical switch

  • US 4,742,196 A
  • Filed: 09/18/1987
  • Issued: 05/03/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An elongate pressure-actuated electrical switch comprising a flexible tubular body of electrically insulating material having within its bore air or other electrically insulating fluid and incorporating at opposed locations around its periphery two sectoral portions of electrically conductive material, each of which sectoral portions extends throughout the radial thickness of the wall of the tubular body;

  • at least one elongate electric conductor which extends lengthwise with respect to and is in electrical contact with one of said electrically conductive sectoral portions and at least one elongate electric conductor which extends lengthwise with respect to and is in electrical contact with the other of said electrically conductive sectoral portions, said electrically conductive sectoral portions having a conductivity less than that of the conductors; and

    , surrounding the flexible tubular body and elongate conductors, an overall outer sheath of electrically insulating material, which overall sheath has at least one substantially flat surface which is suitable for supporting the elongate electrical switch on a surface and which so positioned with respect to said electrically conductive sectoral portions of the flexible tubular body that one electrically conductive sectoral portion is at a position intermediate of said substantially flat surface of the outer sheath and the other electrically conductive sectoral portion.

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