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One-way shaking switch

  • US 5,789,716 A
  • Filed: 11/12/1996
  • Issued: 08/04/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A one-way shaking switch comprising a housing, a steel ball, a spring, a cover board and an upper and a lower metal terminals, said shaking switch being characterized in that:

  • an interior of the housing is integrally formed with a circular cavity, a transverse cavity and a longitudinal rectangular cavity disposed between the circular cavity and the transverse cavity, two steps being formed on two sides of the housing without extending into the transverse cavity, two pairs of posts being respectively symmetrically disposed on the steps;

    the lower terminal is inserted and secured in the transverse cavity of the housing, the steel ball being placed in the circular cavity and the spring being disposed in the rectangular cavity, one end of the spring riding over a terminal leg of the lower terminal, the other end of the spring being disposed with a ring member bearing or retaining the steel ball; and

    the upper terminal is placed on the steps of the housing over the lower terminal, the cover board being overlaid on the upper side of the housing to close an opening thereof in the top ends of the posts being punched flat to fixedly associate the cover board with the housing.

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