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Electrical relays

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-07-26
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Granted: 1963-07-30
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Expires: 1980-07-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Nick F Leo

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 12:09
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H50/00; H01H50/54

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 219 words
AN ELECTRICAL RELAY COMPRISING A FRAME, A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL SWITCH UNITS MOUNTED SIDE BY SIDE ON SAID FRAME IN SPACED PARALLEL PLANES OF THE FRAME, AN L-SHAPED SWITCH-OPERATING MEMBER HAVING TWO LEGS POSITIONED IN ANGULARLY DISPOSED PLANES SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO SAID FIRSTMENTIONED PLANES AND ARRANGED WITH ONE LEG OPPOSITE ONE SIDE OF SAID SWITCH UNITS AND THE OTHER LEG OPPOSITE ANOTHER SIDE OF THE SWITCH UNITS WHEREBY SAID SWITCH UNITS ARE POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID LEGS, MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID ONE LEG ON THE FRAME FOR PIVOTING OF THE OPERATING MEMBER ON AN AXIS SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO SAID FIRST MENTIONED PLANES, SAID OTHER LEG COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY PARALLEL, SEPARATELY BENDABLE SWITCH-OPERATING FINGERS, EACH SWITCH UNIT INCLUDING A SPRING-EXTENDED BUTTON AT SAID OTHER SIDE THEREOF ENGAGED BY THE ADJACENT SWITCH-OPERATING FINGER, SAID FINGERS SWINGING TOWARD THE SWITCH UNITS TO DEPRESS SAID BUTTONS AGAINST THE ACTION OF THEIR SPRINGS UPON PIVOTING OF THE OPERATING MEMBER IN ONE DIRECTION AND SAID FINGERS SWINGING AWAY FROM SAID SWITCH UNITS TO RELEASE SAID BUTTONS FOR EXTENSION BY THEIR SPRINGS UPON PIVOTING OF THE OPERATING MEMBER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, SAID FINGERS BEING SEPARATELY BENDABLE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID SWITCH UNITS TO INDIVIDUALLY ADJUST THE FINGERS RELATIVE TO THEIR RESPECTIVE SWITCH BUTTONS, AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY PIVOTING SAID OPERATING MEMBER TO OPERATE SAID SWITCH UNITS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 219 words
AN ELECTRICAL RELAY COMPRISING A FRAME, A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL SWITCH UNITS MOUNTED SIDE BY SIDE ON SAID FRAME IN SPACED PARALLEL PLANES OF THE FRAME, AN L-SHAPED SWITCH-OPERATING MEMBER HAVING TWO LEGS POSITIONED IN ANGULARLY DISPOSED PLANES SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO SAID FIRSTMENTIONED PLANES AND ARRANGED WITH ONE LEG OPPOSITE ONE SIDE OF SAID SWITCH UNITS AND THE OTHER LEG OPPOSITE ANOTHER SIDE OF THE SWITCH UNITS WHEREBY SAID SWITCH UNITS ARE POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID LEGS, MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID ONE LEG ON THE FRAME FOR PIVOTING OF THE OPERATING MEMBER ON AN AXIS SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO SAID FIRST MENTIONED PLANES, SAID OTHER LEG COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY PARALLEL, SEPARATELY BENDABLE SWITCH-OPERATING FINGERS, EACH SWITCH UNIT INCLUDING A SPRING-EXTENDED BUTTON AT SAID OTHER SIDE THEREOF ENGAGED BY THE ADJACENT SWITCH-OPERATING FINGER, SAID FINGERS SWINGING TOWARD THE SWITCH UNITS TO DEPRESS SAID BUTTONS AGAINST THE ACTION OF THEIR SPRINGS UPON PIVOTING OF THE OPERATING MEMBER IN ONE DIRECTION AND SAID FINGERS SWINGING AWAY FROM SAID SWITCH UNITS TO RELEASE SAID BUTTONS FOR EXTENSION BY THEIR SPRINGS UPON PIVOTING OF THE OPERATING MEMBER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, SAID FINGERS BEING SEPARATELY BENDABLE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID SWITCH UNITS TO INDIVIDUALLY ADJUST THE FINGERS RELATIVE TO THEIR RESPECTIVE SWITCH BUTTONS, AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY PIVOTING SAID OPERATING MEMBER TO OPERATE SAID SWITCH UNITS.

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