Ex Parte Gillman et al - Page 2



          Appeal No. 2005-0637                                                        
          Application No. 10/117,958                                                  

          mounted on the top wall of the housing with first and second                
          lower parts of the rocker passing through the diaphragm.                    
               Claim 15 is illustrative of the invention and reads as                 
          follows:                                                                    
                    15.  A switch that includes a housing having side walls           
               and a top wall, said top wall having an aperture, first and            
               second electrical switch units mounted in the housing in               
               said aperture, each switch unit having a depressable part              
               that can be depressed to operate the switch, a rocker                  
               assembly which is pivotally mounted on said housing to pivot           
               clockwise and counterclockwise about a horizontal axis from            
               a neutral position, said axis lying on a vertical plane, and           
               said rocker including an upper part lying above said                   
               housing, wherein:                                                      
                    said rocker assembly has a lower portion with first and           
               second lower parts that lie on horizontally opposite sides             
               of said vertical plane and closely above said depressable              
               parts of said first and second switch units, respectively,             
               so when said rocker assembly pivots clockwise and                      
               counterclockwise about said axis from said neutral position,           
               said lower parts move primarily vertically to depress the              
               depressable parts of said first and second switch units,               
               respectively;                                                          
                    an elastomeric diaphragm mounted on said housing top              
               wall and extending across said aperture therein and                    
               substantially sealing said aperture;                                   
                    said lower parts of said rocker assembly each extends             
               through and below said diaphragm and each of said lower                
               parts lies in constant substantial engagement with one of              
               said depressable parts of said switch units to depress it or           
               allow it to move up.                                                   



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