A sealing assembly for prevention of ingress of particulates and water into an electrical switch includes an engagement element with a rigid first abutment portion for circumscribing an aperture extending through the outer surface of the switch housing and a rigid first retention portion. Also included is a sealing element being slidingly engageable with the engagement element that includes a first complementary abutment portion. The sealing element is formed from an elastically resilient polymeric material so that sealing engagement with the engagement element occludes passage and ingress of external particulates, dust and water.

A switch that includes an illumination structure that extends at least partially around a perimeter of the switch. The illumination structure being illuminated based on the status of the switch. The switch also including a switch surface that includes a transparent or translucent material that can be illuminated based on the status of the switch. The switch being adapted for use in a wet or damp environment.

Disposable covers configured to at least partially enclose an object that includes a frequently touched surface are disclosed. The disposable cover may include a body having an inner surface that defines an interior space that is configured to receive the object such that the inner surface faces the object, an outer surface opposite the inner surface, and a multi-layer portion that includes an inner layer that is liquid impermeable, an outer layer opposite the inner layer, and an absorbent intermediate layer between the inner layer and the outer layer, the cover further defining an opening that provides access from an exterior of the disposable cover to the interior space.

There is provided a weather resistant power outlet (GPO) of the type including a double socket assembly having rocker switches and female prong contacts and supported on the back of a mounting plate having respective insulative prong apertures. A space exists between the mounting plate at the prong apertures and the female prong contacts, providing a safety gap between the apertures and the contacts. An elastomeric body is located in the space and compressed against the mounting plate by the socket assembly. The elastomeric body has prong-passing slits allowing passage of prongs of an electrical male plug passing through the prong apertures to electrically engage the female prong contacts, the openings being self-sealing on withdrawal of the prongs under the resilient bias of the elastomeric body. The GPO is rendered weatherproof without increasing the mounting plate to female contacts distance.

Apparatus and associated methods relate to a cover assembly having a plurality of ribs integrally formed within an actuator body envelope to increase the resilience of the actuator body envelope against high-pressure water cleaning. In an illustrative example, the actuator body envelope defines an actuator body chamber while an actuator envelope integrally formed with the actuator body envelope defines an actuator chamber. The actuator chamber and the actuator body chamber may adapt to receive an actuator via an insertion aperture at a proximal end of the body envelope. In some implementations, the plurality of ribs may advantageously increase the service life of the cover assembly.

A toggle switch includes a hollow base, a switch mechanism, a cover, a bushing extending from the cover, a toggle lever, and a one piece resilient sealing component. The sealing component includes a lever seal surrounding the toggle lever and covering the inner wall of the bushing for sealing a space between the toggle lever and the bushing. A cover seal forms a lower closed sealing ring compressed between the cover and the base for sealing the cover to the base. The one piece resilient sealing component also includes an upper closed sealing ring surrounding the bushing and extending on a portion of the upper surface of the cover for cooperating with a panel for mounting the switch.

First guide supports and second guide supports are integrally formed on an external base material to which external terminals are fixed. Guide protrusions and guide concave parts, which extend vertically, are formed on the housing of a switch device. When each guide protrusion and its corresponding guide concave part are guided by a first guide support and a second guide support during the attachment of the switch device to the external base material, the switch device can be easily attached.

A waterproof apparatus for a terminal side key and a terminal are disclosed. The apparatus includes: a terminal shell (1) with a sidewall hole that is filled with a terminal side key (3), and a terminal side-key circuit board component (2) connected to a terminal mainboard (4), herein, the terminal side-key circuit board component (2) includes: a side-key circuit board (23), an arched metal film (22) fixedly connected to the side-key circuit board, and a circuit board waterproof ring (21) used for wrapping the side-key circuit board (23) and the arched metal film (22) as a whole, herein, the circuit board waterproof ring (21) wrapping the side-key circuit board (23) and the arched metal film (22) as a whole is combined with a sidewall of the terminal shell (1) in an interference-fitted manner.

In a push-button switch device for a vehicle including a first case member fixed to a vehicle body or a lid openably and closably mounted on the vehicle body, a second case member mounted on the first case member forming a case together with the first case member, a push-button supported on the case configured for a pushing operation, and a switch housed in and fixed to the case in a state in which waterproofness is ensured while a switching mode thereof is changed in response to a pushing operation of the push-button, the entrance of water into the case is suppressed as far as possible. A labyrinth passage bent up and down is formed between the first and second case members further inside than an abutment part formed by mutual abutment of at least upper edges among peripheral edges of the first and second case members.

A push switch is provided with a switch case, a push button, a switch component, a terminal member and a lead wire. The terminal member has a flat part and a first suspended part suspended from one end of the flat part. The flat part includes a first connecting part to which the connecting terminal is connected without soldering. The first suspended part includes a second connecting part to which the lead wire is connected without soldering. The switch case has first support part for supporting the lead wire which is inserted into the space, and second support part for supporting the flat part of the terminal member.