Reed switch with magnwetically responsive reed elements

Claim 1

A REED SWITCH FOR A CURRENT CARRYING CIRCUIT TO BE ACTUATED BY MOVABLE MAGNETIC MEANS COMPRISING: (A) AN ENVELOPE, (B) MORE THAN TWO COACTING REED ELEMENTS EACH HAVING ONE RESPECTIVE END MOUNTED IN AN DISPOSED TO EXTEND THROUGH SAID ENVELOPE AT SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME POINT OF REFERENCE TO FACILITATE CONNECTING SAID REED SWITCH INTO THE CURRENT CARRYING CIRCUIT, (C) SAID REED ELEMENTS TO EXTEND LONGITUDINALLY INTO SAID ENVELOPE IN THE SAME DIRECTION, (D) SAID REED ELEMENTS HAVING THE SECTIONS THEREOF REMOTE FROM THE CONNECTED END OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED TO FORM A SWITCH, (E) AT LEAST ONE OF SAID REED ELEMENTS DISPOSED BETWEEN A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY MOUNTED REED ELEMENTS, (F) SAID MIDDLE REED ELEMENT HAVING A LENGTH SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN SAID OTHER REED ELEMENTS, (G) AT LEAST ONE OF SAID PAIR OF OPPOSITELY MOUNTED REED ELEMENTS HAVING A LENGTH SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE OTHER REED ELEMENT OF THE PAIR, (H) COACTING CONTACT MEANS ON SAID OPPOSITELY MOUNTED REED ELEMENT AND MEANS ON SAID MIDDLE REED ELEMENT TO PERMIT IT TO FLEX TOWARDS AND AWAY FROM THE RESPECTIVE OPPOSITELY MOUNTED REED ELEMENTS WHEREBY IT MOVES FROM OPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH ONE OF THE SAID PAIR OF REED ELEMENTS TO THE OTHER OF SAID PAIR OF REED ELEMENTS ON MOVEMENT OF SAID MAGNETIC MEANS IN THE LONGITUDINAL LINE OF SAID REED SWITCH.