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US 12,437,634 B2Granted
Kick traffic signal switch
OwnerRobert Anthony Schatz, Michelle Lynn Millsinventors
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Abstract
A kick traffic signal switch includes a housing having a plurality of dowel retention plates, a micro switch connected to the housing via two micro switch dowels, a pressure plate movably connected to the housing, pressing of the pressure plate by a user causes activation of the micro switch; and a bottom plate connected to a rear face of the housing.
Claims15
A traffic signal switch, comprising:
- a housing;
- a micro switch connected to the housing via two micro switch dowels, the micro switch including wiring that is configured to be connected to wiring of an existing traffic signal switch;
- a pressure plate movably connected to the housing, pressing of the pressure plate by a user causes activation of the micro switch;
- and
- a bottom plate connected to a rear face of the housing,
- wherein the pressure plate moves linearly with respect to the housing,
- wherein the housing includes a plurality of dowel retention slots,
- wherein the traffic signal switch further includes a plurality of dowels being retained in the plurality of dowel retention slots, the plurality of dowels connecting the pressure plate to the housing,
- wherein the housing further includes two micro switch dowel retention slots,
- wherein the two micro switch dowels are retained in the two micro switch dowel retention slots, and
- wherein the pressure plate includes two center slots for allowing movement of the pressure plate with respect to housing while avoiding contact between the micro switch dowels and the pressure plate.
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A traffic signal switch, comprising:
- a housing;
- a micro switch connected to the housing via two micro switch dowels, the micro switch including wiring that is configured to be connected to wiring of an existing traffic signal switch;
- a pressure plate movably connected to the housing, pressing of the pressure plate by a user causes activation of the micro switch;
- and
- a bottom plate connected to a rear face of the housing,
- wherein the housing includes a plurality of dowel retention slots,
- wherein the traffic signal switch further includes a plurality of dowels being retained in the plurality of dowel retention slots, the plurality of dowels connecting the pressure plate to the housing,
- wherein the pressure plate includes a plurality of elongated holes,
- wherein each of the plurality of dowels extends through a respective one of the plurality of elongated holes of the pressure plate and a space is provided between each of the plurality of dowels and a portion of the respective elongated hole, and
- wherein the space provided between each of the plurality of dowels and the portion of the respective elongated hole allows for relative movement of the pressure plate with respect to the housing.
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A method of assembling a traffic signal switch to an existing traffic pole, the method comprising:
- providing a traffic signal switch, the traffic signal including:
- a housing;
- a micro switch connected to the housing via two micro switch dowels and including wiring;
- a pressure plate movably connected to the housing, pressing of the pressure plate by a user causes activation of the micro switch;
- and
- a bottom plate connected to a rear face of the housing,
- wherein the pressure plate moves linearly with respect to the housing;
- attaching the traffic signal switch to the existing traffic pole;
- and
- connecting the wiring of the micro switch to existing wiring of an existing traffic signal switch,
- wherein the housing includes a plurality of dowel retention slots,
- wherein the traffic signal switch further includes a plurality of dowels being retained in the plurality of dowel retention slots, the plurality of dowels connecting the pressure plate to the housing,
- wherein the pressure plate includes a plurality of elongated holes,
- wherein each of the plurality of dowels extends through a respective one of the plurality of elongated holes of the pressure plate and a space is provided between each of the plurality of dowels and a portion of the respective elongated hole, and
- wherein the space provided between each of the plurality of dowels and the portion of the respective elongated hole allows for relative movement of the pressure plate with respect to the housing.
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