Inventors:
Russell S. Gnant - Brookfield WI
Assignee:
W. H. Brady Co. - Milwaukee WI
International Classification:
H01H 900
Abstract:
Folded membrane switches (20, 50, 70) formed from foldable blanks (21, 51, 71) including two spaced contact-carrying panels (22,23) connected by an intermediate third panel (24). The blanks (21, 51, 71) are folded along the third panel (24) to position contacts (25, 27) on the contact-carrying panels (22,23) in alignment with one another, with a spacer layer (35, 61, 76) positioned therebetween to maintain the contacts (25, 27) in a normally separated or off condition. Part of the intermediate third panel (24) may be slit to define a tail (32, 58) or a tail (72) may extend from one of the contact-carrying panels (22, 23), the tail being used to connect the switch to external circuitry.
