MOMENTARY SWITCH INTEGRATED IN PACKAGING OF AN ARTICLE

摘要

The present invention relates to a switch (290) for use with an article formed from paperboard. The article includes a first panel (220a) and a second panel (222a) . The first panel and the second panel each have a sliding surface facing one another. The first and the second panels are in sliding relation to one another between a first position and a second position. The switch comprises a conductive pathway (272a) disposed on the sliding surface of the first panel (220a) and a first contact surface (268a) is disposed on the sliding surface of the second panel (222a) and a second contact surface (268b) is disposed on the sliding surface of the second panel. The second contact surface is in spaced relation to the first contact surface. The conductive pathway of the first panel is in spaced relation to at least one of the first and second contact surfaces of the second panel when the first and second panels are in the first position. The conductive pathway bridges the first and second contact surfaces when the first and second panels are in the second position.