Push-button type electrical switch having secondary conductive pathway to ground
AssigneeMagtech USA, Inc.
InventorsJoseph W. Cole, Oliver C. Mou
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Abstract
A push-button actuatable electrical switch is disclosed. In one embodiment, the push-button electrical switch includes a body, a push-button lens cap extending from a first end of the body, and an electrical switch. Depression of the push-button lens cap causes the electrical switch to be activated. An electrically conductive pathway is defined through the body to a support structure whereby electrical discharges are routed to ground rather than through the lamp and electrical switch. In one embodiment, the pathway is defined by conductive carbon particles dispersed through a plastic forming parts of the switch, such as the body and the lens cap.
Claims10
A push-button actuatable electrical switch comprising:
- a button body for mounting to a support structure, said button body constructed from a material;
- an electrical switch mounted to said button body;
- a push-button mounted to said button body, said push-button actuating said electrical switch when said push-button is depressed;
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- an electrical pathway through said material comprising said button body to said support structure.
In combination, a push-button actuatable electrical switch and a support structure providing an electrical ground, said push-button actuatable electrical switch comprising a body having a top end and a bottom end and having an outer surface, a push-button associated with said top end, an actuator associated with said push-button, and an electrical switch, said electrical switch actuated by movement of said actuator by depression of said push-button, said body supported by said support structure and in contact therewith, said push-button actuatable electrical switch having a path of least electrical resistance passing therethrough from said outer surface of said body to said support structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.