Patent ID: 7084726

Claim:
A microrelay device for opening and closing a current path between first and second terminals that are carried on a substrate, the device comprising the combination of: first and second electrically conducting latching beams, the first beam having a distal end together with a proximal end electrically connected with the first terminal, the second beam having a distal end together with a proximal end electrically connected with the second terminal, the first beam being sufficiently elastic to enable it to bend responsive to a bending force from a first configuration at which the distal ends are unlatched toward a second configuration at which the first beam is curved and the distal ends are latched, the distal ends when unlatched being spaced apart sufficient to open the current path between the first and second terminals, the distal ends when latched being in electrical contact to close the current path, and an actuator for applying the bending force to the first beam.