Samuel Edward Purdy

US Patent:

43162398, Feb 16, 1982

Filed:

Jul 16, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/057575

Inventors:

Louis G. Cass - Detroit MI
Nicholas Poleschuk - Farmington MI
Samuel Purdy - Ortonville MI

Assignee:

Beta Manufacturing Corp. - Warren MI

International Classification:

B60Q 306
H01H 3502
H01H 2920

US Classification:

362155

Abstract:

A trunk lid lamp assembly comprising a housing having a first generally tubular part having open ends and a second generally tubular part having a closed end wall with interengaging means which provide a snap fit between said parts. The first part has an axially extending slot into which an offset portion of a bracket extends. The bracket has an L-shaped bayonet slot therein which is exposed to the interior of the first part whereby it may receive the lug of a lamp bulb and hold the bulb in position in the first part. The second part has a portion engaging the bracket to hold the bracket in position in the slot of the first part. The second part also has an axially extending opening in the end wall thereof adjacent the periphery thereof and a terminal extends into the opening and is frictionally held in position. The terminal has a first contact portion. A contact is positioned in the second part and has a first portion extending axially into the first part for engaging with the base of a lamp bulb and a second portion for providing a contact with a mercury switch.

US Patent:

42812291, Jul 28, 1981

Filed:

Aug 1, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/062719

Inventors:

Nicholas A. Poleschuk - Farmington MI
Samuel E. Purdy - Ortonville MI

Assignee:

Beta Manufacturing Corp. - Warren MI

International Classification:

H01H 316

US Classification:

200 52R

Abstract:

A buzzer switch comprising a housing of plastic material including a laterally extending slot. A contact made of spring material is positioned in the slot and has a first portion thereof extending in cantilever fashion adjacent the upper end of the body. The body has a second slot therein for receiving a second contact. The second contact has a portion extending in cantilever fashion in generally the same direction as the cantilever portion of the first contact. An actuator is pivoted to the body and has a portion thereof adapted to engage and move the cantilever portion of the first contact inwardly of the body into contact with the second contact. A cover closes the slots in the body. The cover includes openings through which terminals extend into contact with first and second contacts.