Patent US 3562464A
| Patent number | US 3562464A |
|---|---|
| Title | Cam actuated switch having movable and fixed contacts on circuit board |
| Inventors | Howard Vollum, Willem H Verhoff, Tony Sprando |
| Company | Tektronix Inc |
| Filing date | 1968-10-07 |
| Grant date | 1971-02-09 |
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This patent describes the cam switches that Tek introduced toward the end of the 1960s.
See also Patent 3,584,174 covering the back-lit switches used in 7000-series scopes/plugins and other instruments, which also use low-inductance spring contacts on PCBs.
