Longitudinally reciprocatable, slidable action, multi-contact relay

Claim 1

A LONGITUDINALLY RECIPROCATABLE, SLIDABLE ACTION, MULTIPLE-CONTACT RELAY INCLUDING ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZABLE MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE SLIDABLE POSITION OF THE MULTIPLE CONTACTS THEREOF, COMPRISING: A HOUSING DEFINING A PLUNGER RECESS THEREIN AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF FIRST ELECTRICAL CONTACT MEANS DIRECTED TOWARD SAID PLUNGER RECESS; A PLUNGER MOUNTED WITHIN SAID PLUNGER RECESS FOR RELATIVE RECIPROCATION WITH RESPECT TO THE HOUSING AND BEING EFFECTIVELY PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF SECOND ELECTRICAL CONTACT MEANS POSITIONED FOR ELECTRICAL ENGAGEMENT OF AT LEAST A CERTAIN PORTION THEREOF WITH A CERTAIN PORTION OF SAID PLURALITY OF FIRST ELECTRICAL CONTACT MEANS WHEN IN ONE EXTREME LONGITUDINAL POSITION WITH RESPECT TO SAID HOUSING, POSITIONED FOR ELECTRICAL ENGAGEMENT OF AT LEAST A CERTAIN PORTION THEREOF WITH A DIFFERENT CERTAIN PORTION OF SAID PLURALITY OF FIRST ELECTRICAL CONTACT MEANS WHEN IN ANOTHER EXTREME LONGITUDINAL POSITION WITH RESPECT TO SAID HOUSING, AND FOR ELECTRICAL DISENGAGEMENT OF AT LEAST CERTAIN OF SAID PORTIONS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRICAL CONTACT MEANS WHEN IN A THIRD INTERMEDIATE LONGITUDINAL POSITION WITH RESPECT TO SAID HOUSING; AND A PAIR OF INDIVIDUALLY ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZABLE TRANSLATORY MOTOR MEANS AND OPPOSED CENTERING BIASING SPRING MEANS EFFECTIVELY INTERCONNECTING THE HOUSING AND THE PLUNGER, SAID PAIR OF MOTOR MEANS BEING INDIVIDUALLY CONTROLLABLY ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZABLE FOR CAUSING A CORRESPONDING TYPE OF RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID HOUSING AND SAID PLUNGER INTO A CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID EXTREME LONGITUDINAL POSITIONS, AND SAID OPPOSED CENTERING BIASING SPRING MEANS BEING OPERABLE UPON ELECTRICAL DE-ENERGIZATION OF SAID TRANSLATORY MOTOR MEANS FOR CAUSING OPPOSITELY DIRECTED CENTERING BIASING SPRING-FORCE-PRODUCED RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF THE PLUNGER AND HOUSING INTO SAID INTERMEDIATE LONGITUDINAL POSITION, SAID PLUNGER COMPRISING A MAIN OPERATING PORTION AND AT LEAST ONE TRANSVERSELY SLIDABLY COUPLED OUTWARDLY SPRING-BIASED PORTION POSITIONED OUTWARDLY SPACEDLY ADJACENT TO SAID MAIN OPERATING PORTION OF SAID PLUNGER AND CARRYING SAID SECOND ELECTRICAL CONTACT MEANS FOR SPRING-BIASED OPPOSITION TO SAID FIRST ELECTRICAL CONTACT MEANS.