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US 4,013,855 AGranted
Modular pushbutton switch
AssigneeTektronix, Inc.
InventorsJohn Erwin Reichen, Richard Neff Meyer, Gary William Reed
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Abstract
A modular pushbutton switch is removably mounted on a dielectric mounting member which has stationary contacts thereon. Contacts are removably mounted in a housing member and an actuating member moves the movable contacts and housing member into and out of engagement with the stationary contacts. Latching means is provided to maintain the movable contacts in one of two positions.
Claims13
Pushbutton switch means comprising:
- dielectric means having spaced stationary electrical contact means;
- housing means having a contact-carrying means movably disposed therein;
- movable electrical contact means mounted on said contact-carrying means for electrical engagement with said stationary electrical contact means;
- retaining means provided by said dielectric means and said housing means for latchably retaining said housing means onto said dielectric means;
- spring-biased actuator means extending through said housing means and being connected to said contact-carrying means for moving said contact-carrying means and said movable electrical contact means thereon between first and second positions so that said movable electrical contact means moves into and out of electrical engagement with said stationary electrical contact means;
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- latching means provided in said housing means and by said actuator means and being movable by actuation of said actuator means to latch said contact-carrying means in one of said first and second positions.
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A switching device comprising:
- mounting means having stationary electrical contact means thereon;
- a plurality of housing means having movable contact-carrying means movably disposed in each of said housing means, said contact-carrying carrying means having movable electrical contact means thereon;
- retaining means provided by said mounting means and said housing means for retaining said housing means in position on said mounting means for enabling said movable electrical contact means to be in electrical engagement or out of electrical engagement with said stationary electrical contact means;
- an actuator means extending through each of said housing means and connected to the contact-carrying means therein for moving said contact-carrying means and said movable electrical contact means into and out of electrical engagement with said stationary electrical contact means;
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- latch means provided by said actuator means including movable latch bar means for latching one of said actuator means in an operated position and for releasing another of said actuator means which is in an operated position when said one actuator means is moved to said operated position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.