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Multiple toggle switch

Assignee: Ohmega Laboratories
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Filing: 1959-01-27
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Granted: 1963-01-01
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Expires: 1979-01-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Philip C Demarest

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 01:06
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H23/00; H01H23/02; H01H23/12; H01H23/14; H01H19/00; H01H19/02; H01H19/10; H01H19/11; H01H19/54; H01H19/60; H01H19/63; H01H19/62

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 228 words
A MULTIPLE TOGGLE SWITCH MECHANISM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENT SELF-CONTAINED TOGGLE SWITCHING UNITS, A ROTATABLE OPERATOR FOR SEQUENTIALLY OPERATING THE SWITCH UNITS, AND A DIAL POSITION DETENT MEANS FOR MAINTAINING THE OPERATOR IN SELECTED POSITION CORRESPONDING TO THE DESIRED SWITCH CONDITION, SAID DETENT MEANS COMPRISING A LEAF SPRING SUPPORTED IN A SLOTTED POST MOUNTED ON THE PLATE, SAID LEAF SPRING HAVING A NOTCH PORTION RESILIENTLY BEARING AGAINST THE PERIPHERY OF THE OPERATOR, SAID OPERATOR HAVING A SERIES OF INDENTATIONS ADAPTED TO COOPERATE WITH THE NOTCH PORTION OF THE LEAF SPRING, SAID ROTATABLE OPERATOR BEING INTERCHANGEABLE, SOME OF SAID PLURALITY OF SWITCH UNITS BEING ARRANGED IN A COMMON ARC AND THE REMAINDER BEING POSITIONED IN AN ARC HAVING A DIFFERENT RADIUS, SAID OPERATOR HAVING A PAIR OF CAM TRACKS FORMED IN ITS LOWER SIDE, SAID CAM TRACKS COMPRISING GROOVES WHICH ARE SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM IN DEPTH THROUGHOUT THEIR PATHS AND HAVE LOBES AT SELECTED PORTIONS OF THE TRACKS FOR OPERATING THE TOGGLE SWITCHES, EACH TRACK BEING ADAPTED TO OPERATE A PLURALITY OF SWITCHES IN SEQUENCE, SAID CAM STRUCTURE BEING A PART OF A SIMPLE DIAL MECHANISM USABLE IN VISUALLY DETERMINING THE OPERATION OF THE MULTIPLE SWITCH, SAID SWITCH MECHANISM COMPRISING A POST FOR MOUNTING SAID SWITCH ELEMENTS AND OPERATOR IN FIXED AXIALLY DISPOSED RELATIONSHIP WHEREBY THE TOGGLE OPERATING LEVERS OF THE TOGGLE SWITCHES ARE RECEIVED WITHIN THE CAM TRACKS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 228 words
A MULTIPLE TOGGLE SWITCH MECHANISM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENT SELF-CONTAINED TOGGLE SWITCHING UNITS, A ROTATABLE OPERATOR FOR SEQUENTIALLY OPERATING THE SWITCH UNITS, AND A DIAL POSITION DETENT MEANS FOR MAINTAINING THE OPERATOR IN SELECTED POSITION CORRESPONDING TO THE DESIRED SWITCH CONDITION, SAID DETENT MEANS COMPRISING A LEAF SPRING SUPPORTED IN A SLOTTED POST MOUNTED ON THE PLATE, SAID LEAF SPRING HAVING A NOTCH PORTION RESILIENTLY BEARING AGAINST THE PERIPHERY OF THE OPERATOR, SAID OPERATOR HAVING A SERIES OF INDENTATIONS ADAPTED TO COOPERATE WITH THE NOTCH PORTION OF THE LEAF SPRING, SAID ROTATABLE OPERATOR BEING INTERCHANGEABLE, SOME OF SAID PLURALITY OF SWITCH UNITS BEING ARRANGED IN A COMMON ARC AND THE REMAINDER BEING POSITIONED IN AN ARC HAVING A DIFFERENT RADIUS, SAID OPERATOR HAVING A PAIR OF CAM TRACKS FORMED IN ITS LOWER SIDE, SAID CAM TRACKS COMPRISING GROOVES WHICH ARE SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM IN DEPTH THROUGHOUT THEIR PATHS AND HAVE LOBES AT SELECTED PORTIONS OF THE TRACKS FOR OPERATING THE TOGGLE SWITCHES, EACH TRACK BEING ADAPTED TO OPERATE A PLURALITY OF SWITCHES IN SEQUENCE, SAID CAM STRUCTURE BEING A PART OF A SIMPLE DIAL MECHANISM USABLE IN VISUALLY DETERMINING THE OPERATION OF THE MULTIPLE SWITCH, SAID SWITCH MECHANISM COMPRISING A POST FOR MOUNTING SAID SWITCH ELEMENTS AND OPERATOR IN FIXED AXIALLY DISPOSED RELATIONSHIP WHEREBY THE TOGGLE OPERATING LEVERS OF THE TOGGLE SWITCHES ARE RECEIVED WITHIN THE CAM TRACKS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1965-12-31 1966-07-02 1967-01-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1969-12-31 1970-07-02 1971-01-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1973-12-31 1974-07-02 1975-01-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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