Patent ID: 6064016
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A switch comprising:a support and a contact on said support, said support having longitudinally-spaced front and rear support ends;a terminal comprising a sheet metal blade, said blade including a blade rear end portion having a blade mount fixed to said support and an elongated deflectable part that is unrestrained from bending, said blade including an opposite blade free front end portion forming a cam follower that can be deflected, and said blade including a middle lying longitudinally between said end portions with said middle lying over said contact to engage said contact when said free front end portion is deflected to move inward toward said contact;said middle including an H-shaped slot that is elongated in a longitudinal direction and including a main middle portion surrounding said slot, said slot leaving a front tine with a front end merging with said main middle portion and with a free rear end, and said slot leaving a rear tine with a rear end merging with said main middle portion and with a free front end;said rear end of said front tine and said front end of said rear tine each forming a blade contacting point, with each blade contacting point lying over said contact to engage said contact when said blade free front end is deflected inward.