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US 4,536,953 AGranted
Switching mechanism and method of making same
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorDennis De Vera
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Abstract
A slide-type electrical switching mechanism has a contact plate with a plurality of frangible portions interconnecting discrete electrical contacts. The plate is securred to the non-conducting slider housing by deforming portions of the housing over the plate. The frangible portions are then punched out to form a plurality of discrete contacts for switching. The plate has contact connectors formed integrally therewith.
Claims5
A method of manufacturing an electrical switch comprising:
- (a) providing a base of electrically insulating material;
- (b) positioning and retaining on said base a plate of electrically conducting material having a plurality of individual contact forming regions thereon interconnected by frangible portions;
- (c) breaking away said frangible portions and forming on said strip a plurality of electrically isolated contacts;
- and,
- (d) assembling on said base a wiper means moveable thereon for making and breaking contact between a plurality of said contacts.
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