Patent ID: 8730019

Claim:
A pull station for an alarm system, comprising: a housing, and an actuator, the actuator having a first end rotatably coupled to the housing, the actuator having a second end that includes a contoured actuation surface, the contoured actuation surface having a central portion and first and second oppositely disposed arms, the first and second oppositely disposed arms having distal ends that extend out from the central portion, wherein the distal ends of the first and second oppositely disposed arms are not coplanar with the central portion, and wherein the actuator is rotatably moveable relative to the housing between a standby position in which the contoured actuation surface faces upwardly, and an alarm position, wherein the contoured actuation surface is rotated outward, away from the housing; wherein the contoured actuation surface is selected from the list consisting of U-shaped, V-shaped, cylindrical, conical and concave.