Patent ID: 6066819
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A push button support structure for a push switch comprising;a housing;a push switch secured to said housing and having an actuator thereon;a push button reciprocally moveable between on and off positions so as to responsively engage said actuator and thereby perform on and off switching actions, respectively;a pair of first elongate engagement posts provided on one of said push button and said housing which defines a constant circular cross-sectional geometry, each said elongate engagement post being positioned on a respective side of said push switch so that said push switch is disposed between said pair of first elongate engagement posts; anda pair of second elongate engagement posts, in alignment with said pair of first elongate engagement posts, provided on the other of said push button and said housing which defines a constant square cross-sectional geometry;respective ones of said first and second pairs of elongate engagement posts being coaxially mated with one another for relative slidable movement therebetween, and being sized and configured so as to establish orthogonally oriented pairs of diametrically opposed linear contact regions therebetween, thereby minimizing frictional resistance during reciprocal movement of said push button.