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US 2020/0271306 A1Published application
Switch for firearm-mountable light
AssigneeStreamlight, Inc.
InventorsJoshua D. Hawk, William D. Worman, Jonathan R. Sharrah
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Abstract
A firearm-mountable device having an improved switch assembly is shown and described.
Claims20
A switch assembly that is in electrical connection with at least one object, the switch assembly comprising:
- a first tactile switch, the first tactile switch having a first trip force rating, a first state when a first applied force that is applied to the first tactile switch has a value that is less than the first trip force rating, and a second state that results when the first applied force has a value that is equal to or in excess of the first trip force rating,
- a second tactile switch spaced apart from the first tactile switch, the second tactile switch having a second trip force rating, a first state when a second applied force that is applied to the second tactile switch has a value that is less than the second trip force rating, and a second state that results when the second applied force has a value that is equal to or in excess of the second trip force rating,
- a bar, the bar having a length, a top surface, and a bottom surface,
- a first actuating button located at least partially between the bottom surface of the bar and the first tactile switch, and
- a second actuating button located at least partially between the bottom surface of the bar and the second tactile switch,
- wherein the application of a depressing force to the top surface of the bar anywhere along the length thereof causes the first actuating button to apply the first applied force to the first tactile switch and/or the second actuating button to apply the second applied force to the second tactile switch, and
- wherein if at least one of the first tactile switch or the second tactile switch is placed into its respective second state, an electrical signal is sent to the at least one object.
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A switch assembly comprising:
- a first electrical contact;
- a second electrical contact, the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact being spaced apart;
- a first tactile switch located adjacent to the first electrical contact, the first tactile switch having a first trip force rating;
- a second tactile switch located adjacent to the second electrical contact, the second tactile switch having a second trip force rating;
- a bar, the bar having a length, a top surface, and a bottom surface,
- a first actuating button located at least partially between the bottom surface of the bar and the first tactile switch, and
- a second actuating button located at least partially between the bottom surface of the bar and the second tactile switch,
- wherein the application of a depressing force to the top surface of the bar anywhere along the length thereof causes the first actuating button to apply a first applied force to the first tactile switch and the second actuating button to apply a second applied force to the second tactile switch,
- wherein if the first applied force has a value that is equal to or in excess of the first trip force rating, the first tactile switch deforms and makes contact with the first electrical contact, and
- wherein if the second applied force has a value that is equal to or in excess of the second trip force rating, the second tactile switch deforms and makes contact with the second electrical contact.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.