Push button switch

A push button switch comprising:

• a switch housing including at least two contracts having at least a portion disposed within an interior portion of the switch housing, one of the at least two of the contacts having an engagement surface and a flexure point, the switch housing further including a flexure restraint formed to abut the flexure point and resist the movement of the at least two contacts;
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• a switch actuator having a chamfered portion defining an actuation surface, the actuator having at least a portion moveably disposed within the housing;
• the actuation surface defining an engagement point wherein the actuation surface and the engagement surface of one of the at least two contracts first engage each other as the switch actuator is depressed;
• the actuation surface also defining an actuation paint wherein the at least two contracts directly contact each other as the switch actuator causes one of the at least two contacts to move toward the other contract as the switch actuator moves toward the contacts.

A push button switch comprising:

• a switch housing having at least two contracts disposed therein, wherein one of the at least two contacts has an engagement surface and a flexure point;
• a flexure restraint formed to abut the flexure point and resist the movement of the at least two contacts;
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• a switch actuator having an actuation surface, the switch actuator coupled to the switch housing and movable with respect to the switch housing when depressed;
• the actuation surface engages the engagement surface of one of the at least two contacts as the switch actuator is depressed;
• wherein the at least two contacts directly contact each other when the engagement surface of one of the at least two contacts reaches an actuation point defined by the actuation surface of the switch actuator.

A push button switch comprising:

• a switch housing including a first and second contacts, each having an engagement surface, a flexure point and a contact surface, the switch housing further including a flexure restraint formed to abut the flexure point and resist the movement of the at least two contacts;
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• a switch actuator slideably engaging the switch housing and shiftable between an at-rest position and a depressed position, the switch actuator including an actuation surface arranged to engage the engagement surface;
• wherein the contact surface of the first contact directly engages the contact surface of the second contact when the actuation surface cooperates with the engagement surfaces of the first and second contacts as the switch actuator shifts from the at-rest position to the depressed position.

A push button switch comprising:

• a switch housing sildeably cooperating with a switch actuator having an angled actuation surface;
• a first contact having a first engagement surface and a first flexure point, wherein the first contact is disposed within the switch actuator;
• a second contact having a second engagement surface and a second flexure point, wherein the second contact is disposed within the switch actuator and arranged opposite to the first contact;
• wherein the first contact and the second contact are forced into direct communication with each other by the slideable cooperation of the angled actuation surface and the first and second engagement surfaces, and wherein a flexure restraint formed to abut the first and second flexure points and resist the direct communication of the first contact and the second contact.