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Typical
Applications
• ATM / POS / Kiosk
• Industrial Controls
• Medical
• Military / Aerospace
• Restaurant
equipment
• Security and Access
Control

Features and
Bene ts
• Crisp, consistent
tactile feel
• Easily integrated
other products
• Long life: no
exing of material
to actuate
• Robust: armature
protected in
construction
• Normally-closed
circuit options
• Normally-closed
/ normally-open
safety switching
• Dual output
available
• Backlighting
options
• Environmentally
sealed option
• Large Key
construction
available
• High impact
construction
available
• Peel and Place
Island available

PushGate

®

Set your product line apart from your competition by giving
your keypad a high-quality feel
The Duraswitch PushGate ® is our unique patented push button design that
combines the advantages of discrete mechanical and
at panel membrane
switches with a host of other bene ts that make it ideal for next-generation
products.
The thin pro le PushGate ® push buttons are cost effective and simple in
design. Nothing in the marketplace today comes close to this technology
for reliability and durability. Its crisp, consistent tactile feel does not degrade
over time differentiating it substantially from conventional mechanical and
membrane switches.
CRISP, CONSISTENT TACTILE FEEL
• Superior tactile feel does not degrade over time
or use

DURABILITY AND RELIABILITY

• 30 MILLION plus actuations
• Ideal replacement for tactile or metal dome
switches
• Impossible to “tease” (Click = Closure)
• No bending or exing parts to fail
• Ability to tolerate extreme temperatures

INTEGRATION

• Easily integrated with thiNcoder® RT products
• Flex circuit or PCB compatible

OPTIONS AVAILABLE

• Full Key Illumination maintains crisp tactile feel with EL, ber optics or LED
backlighting
• High Impact Construction provides superior performance where keypads are
subject to abuse or vandalism
• Large Keys specs up to 2” square active key area on
at panel keys
• Environmentally Sealed switch for superior performance in harsh environments
• Normally Closed, normally open or both normally closed/normally open designs
available
• Dual Output available for redundancy or multi-function switching
• Peel and Place low pro le, reliable, adhesively bonded switch is perfect
replacement for poor performing snap action switches