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US 7,804,035 B1Granted
Switch mechanism, and associated method, for light assembly or other electrical device
OwnerKoeun Mininventor
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Abstract
An apparatus designed to suspend an electrical device such as a light bulb and to turn the light bulb on or off by exerting a force on the bulb itself, an encasing around the bulb, the conductive leads, or an extension thereof. When force is exerted, tension causes a tension bar actuator to actuate an electrical switch, thus turning the bulb on or off.
Claims17
A mechanism for suspending, activating, and deactivating an electrically-powered load element comprising:
- an electrically-powered load element;
- a push button switch;
- a plurality of wires;
- a tension bar actuator sufficient in size to activate said switch and sufficient in strength to support said electrically-powered load element;
- at least one spring sufficient in strength to support said tension bar actuator and suspend said electrically-powered load element;
- said springs being placed in proximity of said switch and said tension bar actuator placed on top of said springs so that said springs create an equidistant space between said tension bar actuator and said switch;
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- said wires, one of which being connected to a first terminal of the push button switch, interwoven through said tension bar actuator and connected to the terminals of an electrically-powered load element and another of said wires being attached to a second terminal of push button switch connecting to electrical source, and another of said wires connected to electrical source interwoven through said tension bar actuator and connected to said terminals of an electrically-powered load element.
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A support assembly for an electrically-powered load element, said support assembly comprising:
- an actuable switch element switchingly positionable in an open position and closed position;
- a force-receiving tension bar actuator configured to be responsive to application of a switch positioning force to activate said switch;
- a set of conductive leads electrically connected to said switch and engaged with said force-receiving tension bar actuator;
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- a load-element support supported by said set of conductive leads;
- said load-element support configured to support the load-element and to receive an actuation force that, when applied to said force-receiving tension bar actuator by way of a conductive lead of said set, forms the switch positioning force.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.