Patent ID: 7022929
Filing Date: 2006-04-04
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A control assembly comprising: a switch pad having at least one connection member and at least one first contact adjacent the at least one connection member, the switch pad further including a flexible dome having a second contact; and a circuit board engaged with the switch pad, the circuit board having at least one engagement area, with the at least one engagement area engaged with the at least one connection member, the circuit board further including a set of third contacts adjacent the at least one engagement area and a set of fourth contacts; the flexible dome of the switch pad being configured to be depressed to engage the second contact with the set of fourth contacts to electrically connect the set of fourth contacts; and the at least one first contact electrically connecting the set of third contacts when the circuit board is properly engaged with the switch pad; wherein the at least one first contact and the set of third contacts form a first circuit for determining if the switch pad is properly engaged with the circuit board such that the second contact will form a second circuit with the set of fourth contacts when the flexible dome is depressed.