Claims
- 1. A method of making an electrical switch construction having a housing means carrying a pair of spaced content stops and a snap switch blade having a contact portion for being snapped between said stops when said blade is moved overcenter, and a movable actuator means carried by said housing means for moving said blade overcenter in one direction when said actuator means is moved in one direction thereof and for moving said blade overcenter in the opposite direction when said actuator means is moved in the opposite direction thereof, said method comprising the steps of forming said actuator means to be adjustable for adjusting the movement differential of said actuator means without adjusting the air gap between said contact stops, forming said actuator means to extend out of said housing means to thereby be accessible for adjustment external to said housing means, forming part of said actuator means with an actuator plunger, forming part of said actuator means with an actuator spring that is moved by movement of said actuator plunger, operatively interconnecting said actuator spring to said blade to move said blade as said actuator spring is moved, forming said actuator means with an adjustable gap defined by a pair of spaced shoulders on said actuator means that are adapted to respectively engage said actuator spring, and forming part of said actuator means from a sleeve movably carried by said housing means and being operatively associated with said plunger.
- 2. A method of making an electrical switch construction as set forth in claim 1 and including the steps of forming said plunger to have a stop part thereon that defines one of said shoulders, and forming said sleeve to define the other of said shoulders whereby said sleeve and said stop part define said gap therebetween that controls the movement differential of said actuator means.
- 3. A method of making an electrical switch construction as set forth in claim 2 and including the steps of forming said sleeve to comprise a tubular member having opposed ends, and loosely telescoping said tubular member on said plunger so that one opposed end thereof projects out of said housing means and the other opposed end thereof defines said other shoulder.
Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional patent application of its copending parent patent application, Ser. No. 120,259, filed Feb. 11, 1980, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,314,122 which, in turn, is a divisional patent application of its copending parent patent application, Ser. No. 766,018, filed Feb. 7, 1977, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,245,142 which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 707,635 filed Jul. 22, 1976.
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