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US 4,364,019 AGranted
Multipart actuating mechanism
OwnerHans-Georg Hutterinventor
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Abstract
A multi-part actuating mechanism formed of at least two correlated individual actuating elements contained within a housing. The actuating elements being arranged to move relative to each other and each being equipped with differently poled magnetic fields so that the fields are moved from a position in which identically poled magnetic fields oppose each other to one in which differently poled magnetic fields are opposite each other.
Claims11
An electrical switch comprising a deformable housing:
- and in said housing a plurality of electrically conductive contacts adapted for insertion in an electrical circuit;
- enclosing a first and a second actuating elements which are movable relative to each other for connecting and disconnecting said contacts to close or break said circuit;
- each of said actuating element comprising permanent magnetic poles, at least one of the poles of said first element being movable from a position wherein it is attracted by at least one of the poles of said second element to a position where it is repelled by at least one of the poles of said second element, and
- wherein said actuating elements being movable from one of said positions to the other position by changing the shape of said housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.