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Automatic telephone dialing attachment
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-09-09
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Granted: 1964-01-21
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Expires: 1980-09-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ray W Scott
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-10-30 18:09
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/274
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
IN AN AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE DIAL SYSTEM: A SHAFT; MEANS FOR ROTATING THE SAID SHAFT; MEANS FOR INITIATING AND TERMINATING THE ROTATION OF THE SAID SHAFT; A PLURALITY OF CODE WHEELS MOUNTED IN SIDE-BY-SIDE RELATIONSHIP ON THE SHAFT; A PLURALITY OF CLIPS FOR EACH CODE WHEEL AND DETACHABLY MOUNTED ON THE CODE WHEELS TO FORM PERIPHERAL TEETH ARRANGED IN SETS OF SELECTED NUMBERS; A CIRCUIT CONTROLLER ADAPTED TO BE SERIALLY INSERTED IN A TELEPHONE CIRCUIT; MEANS FOR ADJUSTABLY POSITIONING THE SAID CIRCUIT CONTROLLER OPPOSITE A SELECTED CODE WHEEL; THE CIRCUIT CONTROLLER BEING ENGAGED BY THE SELECTED CODE WHEEL SUCH THAT THE TELEPHONE CIRCUIT IS SUBJECTED TO INTERRUPTIONS AS THE WHEEL IS ROTATED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
IN AN AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE DIAL SYSTEM: A SHAFT; MEANS FOR ROTATING THE SAID SHAFT; MEANS FOR INITIATING AND TERMINATING THE ROTATION OF THE SAID SHAFT; A PLURALITY OF CODE WHEELS MOUNTED IN SIDE-BY-SIDE RELATIONSHIP ON THE SHAFT; A PLURALITY OF CLIPS FOR EACH CODE WHEEL AND DETACHABLY MOUNTED ON THE CODE WHEELS TO FORM PERIPHERAL TEETH ARRANGED IN SETS OF SELECTED NUMBERS; A CIRCUIT CONTROLLER ADAPTED TO BE SERIALLY INSERTED IN A TELEPHONE CIRCUIT; MEANS FOR ADJUSTABLY POSITIONING THE SAID CIRCUIT CONTROLLER OPPOSITE A SELECTED CODE WHEEL; THE CIRCUIT CONTROLLER BEING ENGAGED BY THE SELECTED CODE WHEEL SUCH THAT THE TELEPHONE CIRCUIT IS SUBJECTED TO INTERRUPTIONS AS THE WHEEL IS ROTATED.
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