Self-adjusting switch

Claim 1

A SELF-ADJUSTING PLUNGER SWITCH ASSEMBLY, IN COMBINATION, AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE BODY MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED IN A GROUNDED STATIONARY POSITION AND INCLUDING AN AXIAL BORE, A PLUNGER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND COAXIALLY CONNECTED ROD MEMBERS SLIDABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID AXIAL BORE AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY OF THE BODY MEMBER BORE ENDS, ONE OF SAID ROD MEMBERS BEING RECEIVED INTO FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENT IN A BORE CAVITY OF THE OTHER ROD MEMBER TO PROVIDE SIMULTANEOUS MOVEMENT OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND ROD MEMBERS UPON MOVEMENT OF THE PLUNGER ASSEMBLY, A CONDUCTOR MEMBER ATTACHED TO SAID PLUNGER ASSEMBLY IN AXIALLY SPACED RELATIONSHIP TO SAID BODY ENGAGEABLE THEREWITH UPON MOVEMENT OF THE PLUNGER ASSEMBLY IN ONE DIRECTION RELATIVE TO THE BODY MEMBER, A RESILIENT MEMBER INTERCONNECTING THE BODY MEMBER AND THE PLUNGER ASSEMBLY AND BIASING SAID PLUNGER ASSEMBLY IN SAID ONE DIRECTION, AND A STOP MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID BODY AND SAID PLUNGER ASSEMBLY TO LIMIT MOVEMENT OF SAID PLUNGER ASSEMBLY RELATIVE TO SAID BODY MEMBER, SAID STOP MEANS INCLUDING A PIN MEMBER INTERCONNECTING THE SLIDABLE PLUNGER ASSEMBLY AND SA ID BODY MEMBER, SAID STOP MEANS INCLUDING A PIN MEMBER THE BODY AXIAL BORE AND SLIDABLY RECEIVED IN AN ENCLOSED SLOT EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID BORE WHEREBY FORCIBLE MOVEMENT OF SAID PLUNGER ASSEMBLY POSITION OUTWARDLY OF SAID ENGAGEMENT OF SAID PIN WITH AN END OF SAID SLOT, ADJUSTMENT OF THE PLUNGER ASSEMBLY POSITION OUTWARDLY OF SAID BORE BEING PROVIDED UPON APPLYING FORCE TO SAID PLUNGER ASSEMBLY UNTIL SLIDING MOVEMENT THEREOF IS STOPPED AND THE APPLYING FORCE CAUSES AXIAL DISPLACEMENT BETWEEN SAID FRICTIONAL INTERCONNECTED ROD MEMBERS.