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Tuner slide assembly

Assignee: Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp
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Filing: 1961-03-14
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Granted: 1963-04-23
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Expires: 1981-03-14
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Edward C Horton

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 13:37
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03J; H03J5/00; H03J5/02; H03J5/04; H03J5/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 224 words
A TUNER SLIDE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND ELONGATED SLIDE MEMBERS OVERLAPPING EACH OTHER FOR A PORTION OF THEIR RESPECTIVE LENGTHS, MEANS GUIDING SAID MEMBERS FOR RELATIVE SLIDING MOVEMENTS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS RESPECTIVELY, A CAM PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID FIRST MEMBER, A LEVER OVERLYING SAID SLIDE MEMBERS, SAID LEVER INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND ENDS, SAID FIRST END BEING POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID CAM AND MOVABLE INTO ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH TO LOCK SAID CAM AGAINST PIVOTAL MOVEMENT, SAID LEVER HAVING AN APERTURE INTERMEDIATE SAID ENDS THEREOF, PROJECTION MEANS RIGID WITH AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID FIRST MEMBER AND PASSING THROUGH SAID APERTURE, SAID PROJECTION MEANS HAVING ARM PORTIONS OVERLYING AND ENGAGING SAID LEVER FOR DEFINING A FULCRUM FOR SAID LEVER AND FOR REMOVABLY LOCKING SAID LEVER IN POSITION, THE WIDTH OF SAID FULCRUM ACROSS SAID ARM PORTIONS BEING LESS THAN THE LENGTH BUT GREATER THAN THE WIDTH OF SAID APERTURE, CAMMING MEANS ON SAID SECOND MEMBER POSITIONED FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SECOND END OF SAID LEVER AND FOR MOVING SAID LEVER ABOUT SAID FULCRUM TO LOCK SAID CAM WHEN SAID SLIDE MEMBERS ARE IN SAID SECOND POSITION, SPRING MEANS FOR BIASING SAID LEVER INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FULCRUM AND FOR BIASING SAID SECOND LEVER END AGAINST SAID ENGAGING CAMMING MEANS, AND MEANS RESILIENTLY ENGAGED BY SAID SPRING FOR REMOVABLY SECURING SAID SPRING IN THE ASSEMBLY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 224 words
A TUNER SLIDE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND ELONGATED SLIDE MEMBERS OVERLAPPING EACH OTHER FOR A PORTION OF THEIR RESPECTIVE LENGTHS, MEANS GUIDING SAID MEMBERS FOR RELATIVE SLIDING MOVEMENTS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS RESPECTIVELY, A CAM PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID FIRST MEMBER, A LEVER OVERLYING SAID SLIDE MEMBERS, SAID LEVER INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND ENDS, SAID FIRST END BEING POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID CAM AND MOVABLE INTO ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH TO LOCK SAID CAM AGAINST PIVOTAL MOVEMENT, SAID LEVER HAVING AN APERTURE INTERMEDIATE SAID ENDS THEREOF, PROJECTION MEANS RIGID WITH AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID FIRST MEMBER AND PASSING THROUGH SAID APERTURE, SAID PROJECTION MEANS HAVING ARM PORTIONS OVERLYING AND ENGAGING SAID LEVER FOR DEFINING A FULCRUM FOR SAID LEVER AND FOR REMOVABLY LOCKING SAID LEVER IN POSITION, THE WIDTH OF SAID FULCRUM ACROSS SAID ARM PORTIONS BEING LESS THAN THE LENGTH BUT GREATER THAN THE WIDTH OF SAID APERTURE, CAMMING MEANS ON SAID SECOND MEMBER POSITIONED FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SECOND END OF SAID LEVER AND FOR MOVING SAID LEVER ABOUT SAID FULCRUM TO LOCK SAID CAM WHEN SAID SLIDE MEMBERS ARE IN SAID SECOND POSITION, SPRING MEANS FOR BIASING SAID LEVER INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FULCRUM AND FOR BIASING SAID SECOND LEVER END AGAINST SAID ENGAGING CAMMING MEANS, AND MEANS RESILIENTLY ENGAGED BY SAID SPRING FOR REMOVABLY SECURING SAID SPRING IN THE ASSEMBLY.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-04-22 1966-10-22 1967-04-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-04-22 1970-10-22 1971-04-23 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-04-22 1974-10-22 1975-04-23 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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