Patent ID: 7633361
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: H01P

Abstract:
1. A switch comprising: a base having at least one slot therein; a case aligned with said base; a middle plate with a plurality of holes therethrough disposed between said base and said case; a first terminal mounted in said base and extending into said slot; a second terminal mounted in said base and extending into said slot; a plurality of guide members affixed within said through holes in said middle plate and extending into said slot; an electrically conductive reed located between said guide members and extending along said slot, said reed movable between a first position in which said first and second terminals are electrically connected and a second position in which said first and second terminals are electrically disconnected; a reed holder moveable in said case, said reed holder having a first end and a second end, said first end extending through one of said through holes of said middle plate and affixed to said reed; an actuator mounted in said case and magnetically coupled to said second end of said reed holder, said actuator operable to move said reed between said first and said second position; and, whereby the movement of said reed is constrained by the positioning of at least one of said plurality of said guide members, said reed and said reed holder, said positioning being controlled by the location of said through holes in said middle plate.