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Reed switch apparatus and method of using same

  • US 8,866,570 B2
  • Filed: 02/07/2012
  • Issued: 10/21/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A reed switch assembly attached to an opening assembly in a structure, the opening assembly having an open position and a closed position, the reed switch assembly comprising:

  • a single reed switch having a plurality of reed contacts directly communicating with a plurality of control module sense circuit devices having sense terminals and systems;

    means for generating a first magnetic field for activating said plurality of reed contacts; and

    an enclosure housing said single reed switch, said enclosure having an attachment device for mounting said enclosure proximate the opening assembly wherein at least one of said control module sense circuit devices includes an activation time or a deactivation time and isolation characteristics to control a high voltage device upon said control module sense circuit device receiving or not receiving a low voltage control signal from at least one said reed contact.

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