US3866008A
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Composable switch device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-01-16
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Granted: 1975-02-11
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Expires: 1994-01-16
Abstract
Abstract A switch device comprising a control member and a plurality of hollow bodies containing the electrical contact elements; said bodies being provided with resilient lugs or projections suitable for association in corresponding seats formed on the control member or on said bodies for successive connection thereof according to one or more predetermined directions.
Inventors
- 👤 Angelo Teruzzi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:08
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H19/00; H01H19/64; H01H13/00; H01H13/50; H01H13/503; H01H2229/00; H01H2229/042
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
A press type of switch device comprising a hollow body containing the electrical contact element of the switch, for association with a control member, wheren said body is formed of two snap interassociable parts, of which a first part is for carrying the fixed contacts and the second part is a side closure part, said first body part defining a central longitudinal guide open at both ends for a slider carrying the movable contacts of said contact elements, said first body part having at one end two resiliently yieldable opposite legs for snap engaging in corresponding seats provided on said control member; the switch body also having corresponding seats in aligned relationship with said legs and formed at the opposite end of the switch body for enabling two or more switch devices to be interAssociated with the slider aligned for a common drive.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
A press type of switch device comprising a hollow body containing the electrical contact element of the switch, for association with a control member, wheren said body is formed of two snap interassociable parts, of which a first part is for carrying the fixed contacts and the second part is a side closure part, said first body part defining a central longitudinal guide open at both ends for a slider carrying the movable contacts of said contact elements, said first body part having at one end two resiliently yieldable opposite legs for snap engaging in corresponding seats provided on said control member; the switch body also having corresponding seats in aligned relationship with said legs and formed at the opposite end of the switch body for enabling two or more switch devices to be interAssociated with the slider aligned for a common drive.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A switch device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said seats and/or each of said legs having sloping surface portions for spreading the legs of a switch body when being pushed to said control member or an adjoining switch body on assembling.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A switch device, as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said legs has at the end thereof at least one lug or projection for insertion in a cavity similarly formed in each of said seats.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
72 words
A switch device, as claimed ion claim 3, wherein each of said legs are T-shaped with a longitudinal portion and a transverse portion at the end thereof, and each of the seats in the control member and said switch body have a similarly T-shaped cavity for accomodating one of said legs, each of the T-shaped cavities laterally having sloping ramp portions to outwardly bend the legs of a switch device on assembling.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A switch device, as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of said switch body parts has outwardly facing side lugs or projections for snap connection in corresponding seats laterally formed in said second body part.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A switch device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said lugs or projections have sloping surfaces for partially resiliently deforming one of said two body parts when the latter are pushed to each other for assembling.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A switch device, as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of said body parts has transverse guides and said other body part has corresponding projecting tabs suitable to be inserted in said guides.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A switch device, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said two body parts internally have seats suitable to automatically clamp in place said fixed contacts with the body parts assembled to each other.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A switch device, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said switch body contains one or more sets of electrical contact elements.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A switch device assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said switch devices are successively interconected to said control member according to one or more parallel rows.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein said rows of switch devices are connected to said control member according to one or more directions different from one another.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-02-10 | 1982-08-12 | 1983-02-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-02-10 | 1986-08-12 | 1987-02-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |