Patent · US Expired

Finger operated switching device

US4054944A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 28, 1976
Grant dateOct 18, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 28, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2239/006
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A finger operated switching device includes a key assemblage having a key and a key magnet which moves relative to a biasing magnet wherein the magnets are so dimensioned and mutually positioned so that the key assemblage is biased to a retracted position and when the key assemblage is pushed to an extended position the force required first increases to a peak and then rapidly decreases.

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