Spring contact, inertia switch, and method of manufacturing an inertia switch

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9378909
APP PUB NO 20160049270A1
SERIAL NO

14461859

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A spring contact, an inertia switch, and a method of manufacturing an inertia switch are provided. The spring contact includes a conductive body portion having an outer edge and an inner edge partially surrounding an open area, a split in the conductive body portion, the split extending between the outer edge and the inner edge, and a conductive contact finger extending from the inner edge into the open area. The inertia switch includes a shell; a mass movably positioned within the shell; the spring contact positioned within the mass; a biasing member positioned between the spring contact and the header; and a conductive member extending through the header. The biasing member provides a bias between the spring contact within the mass and the conductive member. The method includes at least partially closing the split in the spring contact during insertion of the spring contact within the mass.

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CIRCOR AEROSPACE INC425 EAST RABRO DRIVE SUITE 100 HAUPPAUGE NY 11788

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gass, David Wading River, US 2 183
Jordan, Corey C Selden, US 3 24
Salamone, Brent Dix Hills, US 3 7

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