Eiji Kodoh has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Abstract: A switch including at least one boss, outwardly protruding from the side surface(s) of the case, located below the supports which extend downward so as to engage the side surfaces of the case. Thus, if the switches occasionally collide with each other, with tools, the like the boss prevents the supports of the cover from receiving an outward force and thereby prevent the cover from coming off from the case.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 29, 2006
Date of Patent:
April 24, 2007
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Abstract: The switch disclosed comprises bosses, protruding outward from side surfaces of the case, located below the supports extending downward to catch the side surfaces of the case. Even if the switches collide with each other or with tools or the like occasionally, the bosses prevent the supports of cover from being put an outward force and thereby prevent the cover from coming off from the case. The structure can provide the switch with a reliable operationality.