Container including illuminator with zipper-actuated switch having magnetic latch
OwnerGiuseppe Petixinventor
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Abstract
A switch includes magnet for biasing a contact arm into a close position, the contact arm forced into an open position when an actuating force is applied to an extending portion of the arm. The switch can be operatively coupled to a zipper system of a container such that a zipper slider, when moved to a closed position of the zipper system, contact the extending portion of the arm to provide the actuating force. A circuit is formed by electrically connecting the switch to a battery and light source. The light source illuminates the interior of the container when the zipper slider is moved from a closed zipper system position.
Claims20
An electrical switch comprising:
- a casing;
- a magnet located inside the casing;
- a switch operating portion provided in the casing, and configured to move between a first position where the switch operating portion is not in contact with the magnet and a second position where the switch operating portion is in contact with the magnet;
- and at least one division support made of non-conductive material, said division support provided between a lower part of both the magnet and the switch operating portion, wherein the division support never allows the lower part of the magnet to contact the lower portion of the switch operating portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.