Patent ID: 7726485

Claim:
A switch for use with an article formed from paperboard, the article having a first panel and a second panel, the first panel and the second panel each having a sliding surface facing one another wherein the first and the second panels are in sliding relation to one another between a first position and a second position, the switch comprising: a conductive pathway disposed on the sliding surface of the first panel; a first contact surface disposed on the sliding surface of the second panel and a second contact surface disposed on the sliding surface of the second panel, the second contact surface being in spaced relation to the first contact surface so as to prevent electrical communication between the first and second contact surfaces and wherein the conductive pathway of the first panel is in spaced relation to at least one of the first and second contact surfaces of the second panel when the first and second panels are in the first position, and wherein the conductive pathway bridges the first and second contact surfaces when the first and second panels are in the second position, thereby permitting electrical communication between said first and second contact surfaces.