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Switch assembly

  • US 5,659,162 A
  • Filed: 06/27/1995
  • Issued: 08/19/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A switch assembly comprising a housing, a manually actuatable push-button connected with and movable relative to said housing, a first plurality of stationary switch contacts disposed in said housing, a second plurality of stationary switch contacts disposed in said housing adjacent to and spaced from said first plurality of stationary switch contacts, a plurality of longitudinally extending actuator levers disposed in said housing, each of said actuator levers having a first end portion and a second end portion, a plurality of movable switch contacts each of which is connected with the first end portion of one of said actuator levers, said actuator levers being pivotal about their first and second end portions, an actuator link connected with said push-button and with said second end portions of said actuator levers, said actuator link being movable relative to said housing under influence of force transmitted to said actuator link from said push-button upon manual actuation of said push-button, said actuator link being movable in a first direction from a first position to a second position upon manual actuation of said push-button to pivot said actuator levers about the first end portions of said actuator levers with said movable switch contacts in engagement with said first plurality of stationary switch contacts, said actuator link being movable in the first direction from the second position to a third position upon continued manual actuation of said push-button, and a plurality of actuator lever springs to pivot said actuator levers about the second end portions of said actuator levers to move said movable switch contacts away from said first plurality of stationary switch contacts into engagement with said second plurality of stationary switch contacts during movement of said actuator link to the third position.

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