Patent ID: 9373465
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: H01H

Claim Text:
1. A switch with overload release structure comprising: a switch casing defining an interior chamber with a bottom, having at least conductive first and second prongs exposed to an exterior of the interior chamber via the bottom, the first prong having an upper prong portion disposed within the chamber and provided with a lower electrical contact; a button mounted pivotally on the switch casing, having a first end provided with a protrusion rod extending into the chamber and a connection rod movably connected to the protrusion rod; an alloy plate disposed within the interior chamber, having one end connected securely to the second prong and a free end operably connected to the connection rod, the free end being provide with an upper electrical contact in alignment with the lower electrical contact of the first prong; and an elastic member biasing the free end of the alloy plate, wherein the elastic member has a first straight abutment portion in biasing abutment against a fixing element within the interior chamber, a second straight abutment portion that is parallel to said first straight abutment portion and that abuts biasing against the free end of the alloy plate, and a plurality of curved portions interconnecting said first and second straight abutment portions.