Dual tact switch assembly

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is: 1.
An improved electrical switch assembly of the type wherein an operator senses tactile feedback from switch contacts flexing when pressure is applied to said switch assembly, comprising: first convex disc contact having a plurality of tabs extending therefrom; second convex disc contact having a plurality of tabs extending therefrom; said first convex disc contact positioned above said second convex disc in a spaced apart relationship having their centers substantially aligned; base means for supporting said first convex disc contact above said second convex disc contact, said tabs of said first convex disc contact being rotated approximately forty-five degrees relative to said tabs of said second convex disc contact; and actuator means positioned above said first convex disc contact and adjacent thereto for moving a first predetermined distance causing said first convex disc contact to flex and be in electrical contact with said second convex disc contact and moving a second predetermined distance causing said second convex disc contact to flex and be in electrical contact with a base contact.
2.
The improved electrical switch assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein respective stages of said tactile feedback are provided by the flexing of said first convex disc contact and said second convex disc contact in response to movement of said applied pressure to said first predetermined distance and said second predetermined distance, said first convex disc contact and said second convex disc contact returning to their original non-flex state when said applied pressure is removed.
3.
The improved electrical switch assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said first convex disc contact comprises a recessed means at the center of said disc for concentrating said applied pressure on said second convex disc contact.
4.
The improved electrical switch assembly as recited in claim 1 comprises a plate means for retaining said actuator means within said switch assembly