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Deceleration switch with a switch base supporting a flexible oscillating one piece plastic mass unit

  • US 5,393,944 A
  • Filed: 05/16/1994
  • Issued: 02/28/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A deceleration sensor switch comprising:

  • a base;

    a mass;

    support means for supporting said mass on said base such that said mass can pivot from an unactuated position to an actuated position when said mass is subjected to deceleration of at least a predetermined magnitude, said support means comprising a single continuous piece of plastic molded material having a first rigid end portion fixedly attached to said base and a second rigid end portion to which said mass is fixedly attached, said single continuous piece of plastic molded material having a resilient central portion located between said first and second rigid end portions and acting as a hinge about which said mass is pivotable from said unactuated position to said actuated position, said first and second rigid end portions being inflexible relative to said resilient central portion; and

    means for sensing when said mass is in said actuated position.

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