Patent ID: 6388884
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: H01H,H05K

Abstract:
An apparatus for activating a switch with a circuit board ejector comprising:a circuit board, a switch assembly including the switch for transitioning the circuit board from a first mode to a second mode and vice versa, the switch assembly attached to the circuit board, the switch assembly further including a housing member mounted to the circuit board adjacent to the switch, a switch activation member operatively attached to the housing member to allow the switch activation member to be positioned in an open position and a closed position, the circuit board ejector rotatably attached to the circuit board to allow the circuit board ejector to be positioned in an unlatched position and a latched position, the circuit board ejector including a hook portion and a bracket arm wherein the circuit board ejector activates the switch assembly and causes the circuit board to transition from the first mode to the second mode and vice versa.