US PATENT SUBCLASS 200 / 553
.~ Rocking actuator (e.g., rocker, lever)

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502  DF  SOLID CONTACT {15}
553.~ Rocking actuator (e.g., rocker, lever) {7}
554  DF  .~.~> Knife blade contact {1}
556  DF  .~.~> Housing and actuator form detent
557  DF  .~.~> Actuator biasing mechanism
558  DF  .~.~> Cam actuated contact {1}
560  DF  .~.~> Rotating contact
561  DF  .~.~> Reciprocating contact in straight-line motion
562  DF  .~.~> Contact carried by actuator {1}

DEFINITION

Classification: 200/553

Rocking actuator (e.g., rocker, lever):

(under subclass 502) Subject matter including an actuator having at least two pushing surfaces wherein the actuator

oscillates in a limited arc about an axis parallel to the outer surface of a switch housing from which the actuator projects.

(1) Note. The switches in this subclass are generally characterized by having an actuator with two pushing surfaces that cause an element, normally the actuator itself, to oscillate. Often the push buttons are an integral part of the oscillating member. The two button switches in this subclass normally have both buttons projecting from the same side of the housing. Switches with the rocking actuator mounted to the side of the housing, rather than within the housing, are included in this subclass.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

538, for switches with two button actuators where the two buttons reciprocate along the same axis. These switches normally have the buttons projecting from opposite sides of the housing.