Thermostatic switch having press fit motion translator member

Claim 1

A THERMOSTAT OR THE LIKE COMPRISING A HOUSING, A LEAF SPRING CARRIED BY SAID HOUSING AND TENDING TO MOVE IN ONE DIRECTION, A MEMBER ADJUSTABLY CARRIED BY SAID HOUSING AND LIMITING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID LEAF SPRING IN SAID ONE DIRECTION, A BIMETAL MEMBER DISPOSED IN SAID HOUSING AND HAVING OPPOSED ENDS, ONE OF SAID ENDS OF SAID BIMETAL MEMBER BEING SECURED TO SAID LEAF SPRING TO FOLLOW THE MOVEMENT THEREOF, THE OTHER END OF SAID BIMETAL MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF LEGS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID LEGS BEING DISPOSED OUT OF THE PLANE OF THE OTHER LEGS, A FLAT INSULATING TIE BAR DISPOSED IN SAID HOUSING AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF SLOT MEANS PASSING THERETHROUGH AND RESPECTIVELY DEFINED BY OPPOSED SURFACES, SAID LEGS OF SAID BIMETAL MEMBER BEING PRESS FITTED IN ONE OF SAID SLOTS MEANS OF SAID TIE BAR WHEREBY SAID LEGS ARE UNDER COMPRESSION BETWEEN SAID OPPOSED SURFACES OF SAID ONE SLOT MEANS AND SAID OTHER END OF SAID BIMETAL MEMBER IS INTERCONNECTED TO SAID TIE BAR WITHOUT ANY LOST MOTION THEREBETWEEN, A PAIR OF FIXED CONTACTS DISPOSED IN SAID HOUSING, A PAIR OF RESILIENT SWITCH BLADES DISPOSED IN SAID HOUSING AND RESPECTIVELY HAVING ONE OF THE ENDS THEREOF SECURED TO SAID HOUSING, THE OTHER ENDS OF SAID BLADES CARRYING CONTACTS RESPECTIVELY COOPERABLE WITH SAID FIXED CONTACTS, SAID OTHER END OF ONE OF SAID BLADES PASSING THROUGH A SLOT MEANS OF SAID TIE BAR AND NORMALLY ENGAGING ONE OF SAID SURFACES THEREOF WHILE BEING SPACED FROM THE OTHER SURFACES THEROF, THE OTHER SWITCH BLADE HAVING THE OTHER END THEREOF DISPOSED IN A SLOT MEANS OF SAID TIE BAR AND BEING UNDER COMPRESSION BETWEEN THE OPPOSED SURFACES THEREOF TO PREVENT ANY LOST MOTION BETWEEN SAID OTHER BLADE AND SAID TIE BAR, SAID OTHER BLADE BEING DIVIDED INTO THREE LEGS INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF WITH THE OUTER TWO LEGS BEING CRIMPED TO PLACE THE MIDDLE LEG UNDER COMPRESSION WHEREBY SAID OTHER SWITCH BLADE IS SNAP-ACTING, A SPRING BLADE HAVING ONE END SECURED TO SAID HOUSING AND NORMALLY TENDING TO MOVE THE OTHER END THEREOF IN ONE DIRECTION, SAID SPRING BLADE BEING INTERCONNECTED TO SAID MIDDLE LEG OF SAID OTHER SWITCH BLADE, AND AN ELEMENT ADJUSTABLY CARRIED BY SAID HOUSING TO LIMIT MOVEMENT OF SAID SPRING BLADE IN SAID ONE DIRECTION.