Patent ID: 8502095

Claim:
A switch actuation device for use in connection with an electrical switch mechanism having an actuatable structure, comprising an actuation mechanism in operable communication with the actuatable structure and configured to urge the actuatable structure of the electrical switch mechanism between a first position to a second position, wherein the actuation mechanism includes: a housing having a portion movable by an urging force in a first direction, such that the movable portion at least partially contacts at least a portion of the actuatable structure, thereby causing the actuatable structure to move to the first position; a drive spring that compresses or winds when the movable portion is urged in the first direction, and when the urging force is removed, the drive spring decompresses or unwinds and urges the movable portion in a second, opposing direction, such that the movable portion at least partially contacts at least a portion of the actuatable structure, thereby causing the actuatable structure to move to the second position; a track having teeth and rigidly attached to a surface of a base portion of the housing; and a drive cog having teeth configured to mate with the teeth of the track, wherein the drive cog is rotatably attached to the movable portion and movable by an urging force along the track in the first direction when the portion is urged in the first direction, thereby causing the actuatable structure to move to the first position.