Claims
- 1. A push-button switch, comprising
- (a) a lamp portion, including
- a lamp,
- a lamp holder,
- a projection formed on said lamp holder,
- a lamp casing surrounding said lamp holder, and movable between a first position and a second position,
- a housing surrounding said lamp casing,
- a lateral frame formed on said housing for engaging said projection on said lamp holder, and
- (b) a switch portion, including
- a plunger that is engaged with said lamp casing and is movable in conjunction with said lamp casing,
- and a switch member that is engaged with said plunger and is movable in conjunction with said lamp casing and said plunger, wherein when said lamp casing is in said first position said switch member creates an electric circuit and when said lamp casing is in said second position said switch member breaks said electric circuit, and further comprising
- a projected shaft formed on said lamp casing and an engagement member formed on said plunger for engaging said projected shaft.
- 2. The push-button switch of claim 1 wherein said lateral frame has a forked engagement portion for surrounding said projection.
- 3. The push-button switch of claim 1, wherein said lamp casing has a bottom surface and said lamp holder has a bottom surface, and wherein engagement claws are formed on said bottom surface of said lamp casing for engaging said bottom surface of said lamp holder when said lamp casing is in said first position.
- 4. The push-button switch of claim 1 wherein said lamp holder is shaped such that it can be inserted within said lamp casing in only one position.
- 5. A push-button switch, comprising
- (a) a lamp portion, including
- a lamp,
- a lamp holder,
- a projection formed on said lamp holder,
- a lamp casing surrounding said lamp holder, and movable between a first position and a second position,
- a housing surrounding said lamp casing,
- a lateral frame formed on said housing for engaging said projection on said lamp holder, and
- (b) a switch portion, including
- a plunger that is engaged with said lamp casing and is movable in conjunction with said lamp casing,
- and a switch member that is engaged with said plunger and is movable in conjunction with said lamp casing and said plunger, wherein when said lamp casing is in said first position said switch member creates an electric circuit and when said lamp casing is in said second position said switch member breaks said electric circuit, and further comprising
- an engaging projection formed on said lamp casing for engaging said projection on said lamp holder when said lamp casing is in said second position and disengaging from said projection on said lamp holder when said lamp casing is in said first position.
Priority Claims (2)
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60-1304[U] |
Jan 1985 |
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60-1305[U]JPX |
Jan 1985 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 816,619, filed Jan. 6, 1986, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (21)
Continuations (1)
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