Pushbutton switch mechanism having block out members with common mounting and discrete latch bar
AssigneeOak Industries Inc.
InventorsBernard J. Golbeck, Raymond F. Lewandowski
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Abstract
A pushbutton switch mechanism includes a two-piece housing, a plurality of terminals positioned in the housing, a plurality of contact arms and a pivotally movable latch member within the housing. One of the housing sections has integrally molded pushbuttons mounted on integrally molded spring arms with the other housing section including integrally molded blockout members.
Claims16
A pushbutton switch mechanism including a housing, a plurality of terminals positioned in said housing, a plurality of individual contact arms positioned for contact with said terminals,
- said housing including a cover section having a cover portion and a button portion joined by an integral hinge, a plurality of buttons integrally formed with spring arms, said buttons and button spring arms being integrally formed with said button portion, said cover portion including openings, with said portions being folded one upon the other when said cover section is assembled, with the buttons extending through the button openings.
A pushbutton switching mechanism including housing, a plurality of terminals positioned in said housing, a plurality of individual contact arms positioned for contact with sai terminals, a plurality of buttons movably supported by said housing, depression of said buttons closing said contact arms with said terminals,
- an elongated latch bar pivotally mounted in said housing and having a plurality of openings, there being an opening aligned with each button, each button being positioned for contact with said latch bar, with movement of a button into contact with said latch bar causing said latch bar to pivotally move within said housing, each button having a portion to initially cause movement of said latch bar, and a second latching portion positioned to extend through an opening and form an interlock with said latch bar after initial movement thereof.
A pushbutton switching mechanism including a housing, a plurality of terminals positioned in said housing, a contact member in said housing having a plurality of individual arms positioned for contact with said terminals, a plurality of buttons movably supported by said housing, depression of said buttons closing said contact arms with said terminals,
- a plurality of blockout members integrally joined together into a unitary structure, said blockout members being positioned between and disposed for contact by adjacent buttons.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.