US PATENT SUBCLASS 200 / 463
.~.~.~ Contact pivot point is moved to cause snap

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402  DF  SNAP {4}
405  DF  .~ Double snap {17}
462  DF  .~.~ Tension spring (e.g., pull force) {3}
463.~.~.~ Contact pivot point is moved to cause snap {1}
464  DF  .~.~.~.~> Pivot point is carried by actuator

DEFINITION

Classification: 200/463

Contact pivot point is moved to cause snap:

(under subclass 462) Subject matter including a pivoted contact which is caused to snap when its pivot point is moved beyond a line connecting the two ends of the spring.

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448, for similar devices having an even number of contacts pivoted on the actuator normally using a tension spring connected between at least two of the contacts.