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US3118981A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Constant speed rotary face-cam timer

Assignee: Duracell Inc USA
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Filing: 1960-04-20
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Granted: 1964-01-21
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Expires: 1980-04-20
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ray C Zoppoth

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 12:02
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H43/00; H01H43/10; H01H43/12; H01H43/124

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 169 words
A CONTROL DEVICE FOR SEQUENTIALLY OPENING AND CLOSING A SERIES OF ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS COMPRISING A FIXED TERMINAL BOARD HAVING A CENTRAL CIRCULAR OPENING THERETHROUGH, A MOTOR BEING PLACED IN SAID OPENING, SAID OPENING BEING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME DIAMETER OF SAID MOTOR, SWITCHES ON SAID TERMINAL BOARD HAVING CAM FOLLOWERS, SAID SWITCHES PLACED ON BOTH SIDES OF SAID MOTOR, A CAM HAVING A COLLAR FOR INCLUDING SAID MOTOR THEREWITHIN, SAID CAM BEING COUPLED TO AND ROTATABLE ABOUT SAID MOTOR BY A RATCHET MECHANISM, SAID MECHANISM INCLUDING A PINION DRIVEN BY SAID MOTOR, AN INTERNAL RING GEAR DRIVEN BY SAID PINION HAVING A DOUBLE PAWL MOUNTED THEREON, AND A RATCHET RING UPON WHICH SAID PAWL MOVES TO MOVE SAID RATCHET RING, SAID RING HAVING EARS COUPLED TO SAID COLLAR OF SAID CAM WHEREBY SAID CAM IS ROTATED, SAID CAM HAVING VARYING HEIGHTS OF CAM TRACKS ON ITS FACE, SAID SWITCHES BEING ACTIVATED BY SAID FOLLOWERS RESPONDING TO THE HEIGHTS OF SAID TRACKS TO ACTIVATE SAID CIRCUITS IN A DETERMINED TIME PATTERN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 169 words
A CONTROL DEVICE FOR SEQUENTIALLY OPENING AND CLOSING A SERIES OF ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS COMPRISING A FIXED TERMINAL BOARD HAVING A CENTRAL CIRCULAR OPENING THERETHROUGH, A MOTOR BEING PLACED IN SAID OPENING, SAID OPENING BEING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME DIAMETER OF SAID MOTOR, SWITCHES ON SAID TERMINAL BOARD HAVING CAM FOLLOWERS, SAID SWITCHES PLACED ON BOTH SIDES OF SAID MOTOR, A CAM HAVING A COLLAR FOR INCLUDING SAID MOTOR THEREWITHIN, SAID CAM BEING COUPLED TO AND ROTATABLE ABOUT SAID MOTOR BY A RATCHET MECHANISM, SAID MECHANISM INCLUDING A PINION DRIVEN BY SAID MOTOR, AN INTERNAL RING GEAR DRIVEN BY SAID PINION HAVING A DOUBLE PAWL MOUNTED THEREON, AND A RATCHET RING UPON WHICH SAID PAWL MOVES TO MOVE SAID RATCHET RING, SAID RING HAVING EARS COUPLED TO SAID COLLAR OF SAID CAM WHEREBY SAID CAM IS ROTATED, SAID CAM HAVING VARYING HEIGHTS OF CAM TRACKS ON ITS FACE, SAID SWITCHES BEING ACTIVATED BY SAID FOLLOWERS RESPONDING TO THE HEIGHTS OF SAID TRACKS TO ACTIVATE SAID CIRCUITS IN A DETERMINED TIME PATTERN.

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