Liquid displacement electric circuit forming device

Claim 1

A LIQUID DISPLACEMENT SWITCH FOR USE IN A HIGH FREQUENCY STRIPLINE CENTER CONDUCTOR OF ELONGATED RECTANGULAR SHAPE, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A BODY MEMBER HAVING A GENERALLY RECTANGULARLY SHAPED CHANNEL, THE CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID CHANNEL INCLUDING A RECESSED AREA; A GIVEN QUANTITY OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTINGLIQUID DISPOSED IN SAID RECESSES AREA; FLAT ELONGATED RECTANGULAR SHAPED STRIP TERMINALS EXTENDING INTO OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID CHANNELS NORMALLY OUT OF CONTACT WITH SAID LIQUID AT THEIR INNER ENDS AND ADAPTED TO HAVE THEIR OUTER ENDS CONNECTED INTO SAID STRIPLINE CENTER CONDUCTOR; A DIAPHRAGM POSITIONED OVER SAID CHANNEL; AND FORCE MEANS FOR APPLYING A FORCE AGAINST SAID DIAPHRAGM IN A DIRECTION TO DISPLACE SAID LIQUID THROUGHOUT SAID RECTANGULAR CHANNEL TO EFFECT A BRIDGING CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID STRIP TERMINALS, WHICH BRIDGING CONNECTION IS DIMENSIONED SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILARLY TO SAID STRIP TERMINALS WHEREBY LOSES AND REFLECTION ARE MINIMIZED FOR HIGH FREQUENCY ENERGY PASSED THROUGH SAID STRIPLINE CENTER CONDUCTOR.