Patent ID: 6852935

Claim:
A tilt sensor comprising: a first insulative housing member having therein a first electrical conductive member having a first contact portion and a first lead portion extending through and outwardly from the first insulative housing member; a second insulative housing member having therein a second electrically conductive member having a second contact portion and a second lead portion extending through and outwardly from the second insulative housing member, the second insulative housing member formed to interlockingly join with the first insulative housing member to form a tilt sensor housing, the tilt sensor housing having a cavity defined therein by the first and second conductive members; a pin and a mating aperture, integrally formed into the first and second insulative housing members; a conductive spherical member disposed within the cavity, wherein the first and second contact portions are spaced apart within the housing cavity so as to form a gap, the gap being electrically closed with the conductive spherical member when the tilt sensor is within a predefined range of angles of inclination; and wherein the first insulative housing member and the second insulative housing member are similarly shaped and the first lead portion and the second lead portion extend from opposed ends of the tilt sensor when the first insulative housing member and the second insulative housing member are interlockingly joined.