Snap acting electrical switch

Claim 1

AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND COMPRISING A NORMALLY BOWED FLEXIBLE STRIP, OPPOSED MOUNTING MEANS FOR END MOUNTING SAID FLEXIBLE STRIP IN ITS NORMALLY BOWED POSITION, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID MOUNTING MEANS BEING MOVABLE RELATIVE TO THE OTHER MOUNTING MEANS, OPERABLE MEANS FOR INCREASING THE FLEX OF SAID STRIP, A CONTACT CONNECTED INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS OF SAID STRIP AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A COOPERABLE CONTACT UPON FURTHER FLEXING OF SAID STRIP IN RESPONSE TO THE RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID MOUNTING MEANS TOWARD ONE ANOTHER UPON THE ACTUATION OF SAID OPERABLE MEANS, SAID OPERABLE MEANS INCLUDING A TOGGLE MECHANISM BEING SHIFTABLE BETWEEN OUT OF DEAD CENTER AND DEAD CENTER POSITIONS, SAID TOGGLE MECHANISM INCLUDING A PLUNGER AND A LINK PIVOTED AT ONE END TO SAID PLUNGER AND HAVING ITS OTHER END PIVOTED TO SAID STRIP, MOVEMENT OF SAID TOGGLE MECHANISM TO DEAD CENTER FURTHER FLEXES SAID STRIP AND MOVES SAID CONTACT CARRIED THEREBY INTO RESILIENT ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID COOPERABLE CONTACT, SAID STRIP RESILIENTLY DISENGAGING SAID CONTACTS UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID TOGGLE MECHANISM TO AN OUT OF DEAD CENTER POSITION, AND SAID FURTHER FLEXING OF SAID STRIP CAUSING AN EDGEWISE MOVEMENT OF THE CONTACT CONNECTED THERETO RELATIVE TO THE COOPERABLE CONTACT AFTER ENGAGEMENT THEREBETWEEN THE PRODUCE A WIPING ACTION BETWEEN SAID CONTACTS; AND SAID CONTACTS BEING MAINTAINED CLOSED WITH A MINIMUM OF SUSTAINING FORCE ON SAID PLUNGER.