Pressure sensitive push button switch

- AbleNet
Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a pressure sensitive push button switch showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D305022
Type: Grant
Filed: May 23, 1985
Date of Patent: Dec 12, 1989
Assignee: AbleNet (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Leander Hallgren (St. Paul, MN), Theodore R. Rudy (St. Louis Park, MN), Cheryl A. Waite (Shoreview, MN)
Primary Examiner: Bruce W. Dunkins
Assistant Examiner: Ruth Takemoto
Law Firm: Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt
Application Number: 6/737,353
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D13/32