Abstract: This is an actuator for a push-button switch. The actuator has a cover with a top having an underside and a through opening, a housing, a plunger, a spring and a lamp. The push-button switch includes a button subassembly attached to the underside and engaging the spring. The cover also has tabs extending from each side which has a locking element extending from the inner surface of each tab which engages a slot formed on each side of the base of the push-button switch to hold the cover and the base together.

Abstract: The invention disclosed herein is directed at embodiments of a piezo electric switch having a combination of a lamp, a housing, a piezo element, a printed circuit board assembly, a lamp housing and a plunger and a second embodiment of a piezo electric switch having a combination of lamp element, a housing portion, a piezo film element, a bezel, a graphic overlay, a translucent diffuser backer, a connector being a laminate of layers of conductive and non conductive rubber, a printed circuit board assembly, and a lamp housing.

Abstract: This is two embodiments of a sealed switch, one embodiment of which utilizes a plastic film which abuts the upper surface of the support portion and covers the upper edges of the walls defining the base and which is trapped between the upper edges of the walls defining the base and the cover portion forming a seal.The second embodiment utilizes a start button which comprises a disk like support which is formed of an elastomeric material that on assembly is trapped and squeezed between the upper edges of the walls defining the base and the cover portion forming a seal.

Abstract: This is an electric switch having an actuator with a transversely located movable contact moving within a housing having two parallel fixed contacts, the actuator includes projections from the exterior walls thereof, which ride in cutaways formed in the housing.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a membrane switch comprising a first layer 30 of flexible insulating material and a second layer 50 having relatively inflexible characteristics, each layer 30, 50 having an array of conductors 40, 54 disposed thereon and defining a plurality of switch point areas over a substantial portion of the respective layers. The first sheet is transparent and carries visible symbols on the inner surface thereof formed by a first layer 36 of inks printed thereon and further includes a barrier coating over such symbols to provide contrast therefore. The first array 40 of conductors is printed on the barrier coating. The second array 54 of conductors is printed on the inflexible layer.