System for automatic decommissioning of network participants wherein device has a deflective member having various states and various lengths

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9230762-B2
Application number	US-201414197566-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 5, 2014
Priority date	Jul 18, 2012
Publication date	Jan 5, 2016
Grant date	Jan 5, 2016

Abstract

Disclosed is a memory device in which the state of the memory may be set by a mechanical action, with or without mains power present. The memory state may be detected by a microcontroller. The state for the memory device may be reset by a microcontroller. The microcontroller may be external to an apparatus containing the memory device, adjacent to or within the apparatus.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device, comprising:
an insertion sense device responsive to insertion of the device into an appliance;
a deflective member having a first length when the deflective member is in an initial state and having a second length in a deflected state, wherein the first length is greater than the second;
a contact member including contacts for closing a circuit; and
a spring encircling the contact member that provides a pressure to maintain the deflective member in the deflected state.

2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a base plate that contacts the spring and through which passes the contact member to make contact with contact pads of the circuit.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the insertion sense device is at least one of a pin, a magnetic device, and a thermal resistive element.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the insertion sense device is a non-conductive pin.

5. A device, comprising:
an insertion sense device responsive to insertion of the device into an appliance, the insertion sense device comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of: a pin, a magnetic device, and a thermal resistive element;
a deflective member having a first length when the deflective member is in an initial state and having a second length in a deflected state, wherein the first length is greater than the second;
a contact member including contacts for closing a circuit.

6. The device of claim 5 , further comprising a spring encircling the contact member.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the spring provides a pressure to maintain the deflective member in the deflected state.

8. The device of claim 6 , further comprising:
a base plate that contacts the spring and through which passes the contact member to make contact with contact pads of the circuit.

9. The device of claim 5 , wherein the insertion sense device is non-conductive pin.

10. A device, comprising:
an insertion sense device comprising a non-conductive pin, the insertion sense device responsive to insertion of the device into an appliance;
a deflective member having a first length when the deflective member is in an initial state and having a second length in a deflected state, wherein the first length is greater than the second; and
a contact member including contacts for closing a circuit.

11. The device of claim 10 , further comprising a spring encircling the contact member.

12. The device of claim 11 , wherein the spring provides a pressure to maintain the deflective member in the deflected state.

13. The device of claim 11 , further comprising:
a base plate that contacts the spring and through which passes the contact member to make contact with contact pads of the circuit.

14. The device of claim 10 , wherein the insertion sense device is at least one of a pin, a magnetic device, and a thermal resistive element.

15. The device of claim 10 , wherein the insertion sense device is non-conductive pin.

Assignees

• Google Inc

Inventors

• Sleator Michael

Classifications

• Y10T29/49004

  including measuring or testing of device or component part · CPC title

• H05B47/19

  via wireless transmission · CPC title

• G06F11/3006

  where the computing system is distributed, e.g. networked systems, clusters, multiprocessor systems (multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46; allocation of resources G06F9/50) · CPC title

• H01H36/00 Primary

  Switches actuated by change of magnetic field or of electric field, e.g. by change of relative position of magnet and switch, by shielding · CPC title

• H01H37/00

  Thermally-actuated switches · CPC title