Push button reed switch

Claim 1

IN A REED SWITCH ASSEMBLY FOR A CURRENT CARRYING CIRCUIT COMPRISING; (A) A CASING, (B) AT LEAST ONE REED SWITCH INCLUDING AN ENVELOPE LONGITUDINALLY MOUNTED IN SAID CASING, (C) A PLURALITY OF REED ELEMENTS EACH HAVING ONE END CONNECTED IN SAID ENVELOPE AND EXTENDING IN THE LONGITUDINAL LINE OF SAID ENVELOPE TO PERMIT THE END REMOTE FROM THE RESPECTIVE CONNECTED END TO COACT WITH EACH OTHER TO FORM A SWITCH, (D) SAID CONNECTED END OF EACH RESPECTIVE REED ELEMENT TO EXTEND THROUGH THE ENVELOPE TO CONNECT THE REED SWITCH TO THE CURRENT CARRYING CIRCUIT, (E) A PUSH BUTTON ASSEMBLY SLIDABLY AND GUIDABLY MOUNTED IN SAID CASING SO AS TO BE MOVABLE RELATIVE THE LONGITUDINAL LINE OF SAID REED SWITCH ON APPLICATION OF PRESSURE THERETO, (F) A 360* PERMANENT RING MAGNET MEANS MADE OF MAGNETICALLY STABLE MATERIAL ADAPTED TO PROVIDE A PREDETERMINED FULL AND UNIFORM MAGNETIC FIELD OF A GIVEN POLARITY AND STRENGTH, (G) SAID PERMANENT MAGNET MEANS DISPOSED ABOUT THE ENVELOPE OF THE REED SWITCH FOR LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT ALONG THE OUTER SURFACE THEREOF TO ACTUATE THE COACTING ENDS OF THE REED ELEMENTS, (H) AND MEANS TO OPERABLY CONNECT SAID PERMANENT MAGNET MEANS FOR MOVEMENT WITH THE PUSH BUTTON ASSEMBLY AND TO POSITION SAID PERMANENT MAGNET MEANS TO AN INITIAL SETTING RELATIVE THE COACTING ENDS OF THE REED ELEMENTS FOR UNIFORM ACTUATION OF THE COATING ENDS OF THE REED ELEMENTS, (I) AND MEANS DISPOSED TO COACT WITH SAID PUSH BUTTON ASSEMBLY TO HOLD SAID ASSEMBLY AND PERMANENT MAGNET IN SAID INITIAL SETTING AND TO RETURN SAID PUSH BUTTON ASSEMBLY AND PERMANENT MAGNET MEANS TO SAID INITIAL SETTING AFTER MOVEMENT THEREOF.