Environmentally sealed rocker switch
US6444930B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H23/025
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An environmentally sealed switch includes a switch housing, and a stationary contact mounted within the switch housing. A moveable contact is mounted within the switch housing. The moveable contact has a first position electrically making with the stationary contact and a second position electrically breaking with the stationary contact. An actuator is moveably mounted within the switch housing for actuating the moveable contact between the first and second positions. An internal portion of the actuator has an external neck extending through an actuator opening defined by the switch housing. A membranous boot seal surrounds the neck of the internal actuator portion. The boot seal has a first and second opening. The first opening includes a first border engaged against a periphery of the neck, and the second opening includes a second border that is retained in the switch housing and surrounds the neck of the internal actuator portion.
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