US PATENT SUBCLASS 200 / 416
.~.~.~ Cam actuated contact

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402  DF  SNAP {4}
405  DF  .~ Double snap {17}
410  DF  .~.~ Rotating contact {4}
416.~.~.~ Cam actuated contact {2}
417  DF  .~.~.~.~> Push button actuated
418  DF  .~.~.~.~> Pull cord actuated

DEFINITION

Classification: 200/416

Cam actuated contact:

(under subclass 410) Subject matter wherein the contact is moved by a cam, wedge or inclined surface and is quickly or abruptly released after the contact passes over the highest point of the cam, wedge or inclined surface.

(1) Note. This is also referred to in the art as the "hill-and-valley" type.