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English: The reed switch is a device that is composed of aligned, flat cantilevered ferrous metal reeds spaced apart and placed one on top of another, surrounded by dry inert gas or a vacuum inside a hermetically sealed glass envelope and, between the overlapping members, there is a small air gap. Image cleaned up, rotated and condensed from patent drawing found in U.S. Patent 2,264,746, granted 2 December 1941. The drawing depicts a single-pole double throw (SPDT) switch with three terminals passing through the glass envelope. Descriptions from the patent text are as follows:

Fig. 1 - device shown in nonoperated position
Fig. 2 - device shown in operated position
Fig. 3 - cross-section

1 - glass envelope
2 - terminal
3 - resilient magnetic member
4 - non-magnetic member
5 - conducting member
6 - magnetic member

7 - insulating piece
Date
Source Walter B. Ellwood, U.S. Patent 2,264,746, Electromagnetic switch
Author United States Patent and Trademark Office

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Public domain The text and illustrations of US patents published before March 1, 1989 are in the public domain unless the patent text contains a specific notice that portions are copyrighted. See 37 CFR 1.71(d), 37 CFR 1.84(s)

The original patent contains no such notice, so its contents are in the public domain. Note: This only applies to images published before March 1, 1989. Patents published after that date are most likely copyrighted, unless in the public domain for another reason, such as {{PD-ineligible}}.

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current00:08, 10 March 2019Thumbnail for version as of 00:08, 10 March 20191,580 × 1,540 (238 KB)HydrargyrumBigger; replaced incorrect embedded descriptions in favor of original patent drawing number keys and separate descriptions that can be translated into other languages on Wikimedia Commons.
15:05, 9 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 15:05, 9 June 2006404 × 399 (19 KB)USPatentThe '''reed switch''' is a device that is composed of a pair of aligned flat cantilevered ferrous metal reeds spaced apart and placed one on top of another surronded by dry inert gas (or a vacuum) inside a hermetically sealed [[gla

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