ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,785,000, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to EAO AG (Olten, Switzerland).
"Snap-action switch element with opener or closer contact" was invented by Roland Gerig (Aarau, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A snap-action switching element with normally closed contact includes a contact arm movable between a rest position and a switching position, and an actuating member with which the contact arm can be moved between these positions. A rocker switch is arranged at one end so as to be rotatable and a tension spring is suspended at the other end of the rocker switch on a spring suspension section. The actuating member has a rocker beari...