Patent ID: 7323957

Claim:
An electro-mechanical relay, comprising: a base having a transversal axis; a rocking member operatively connected over the base, the rocking member being pivotable, with reference to the transversal axis, between a first position and a second position; a set of contacts comprising: a first contact provided on the base at a location facing the rocking member and being spaced-apart from the transversal axis; a second contact having at least a portion provided on the rocking member and being in registry with the first contact, the first and second contacts being configured and disposed to be electrically engaged at the first position of the rocking member, and electrically disengaged from each other at the second position thereof; means for biasing the rocking member towards either the first position or the second position thereof; and a pulling assembly mounted between the rocking member and a fixed location with reference to the base, the pulling assembly comprising a heat-shrinkable wire and being provided to selectively move the rocking member either towards the second position thereof when the means for biasing the rocking member are designed to bias the rocking member towards the first position thereof, or towards the first position thereof when the means for biasing the rocking member are designed to bias the rocking member towards the second position thereof.