Patents Assigned to Schwab-Koplin Assoc., Inc.
  • Electrical switch having a snap-acting switch element
    Patent number: 4822959
    Abstract: A switch element including a ribbon-type spring member having a plurality of interconnected inner and outer loops and stressed to cause the member to take a substantially dome-shaped configuration and the loops to store a predetermined amount of energy. The spring member is made of electrically conductive material, and adapted to coact with contacts to open and close a circuit and to define a snap-acting function for the element that may be used for monostable or bistable switch operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1989
    Assignee: Schwab-Koplin Assoc., Inc.
    Inventor: Pierre P. Schwab