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Switch and mounting means

Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1961-10-10
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Granted: 1964-02-18
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Expires: 1981-10-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Ronald E Loesch

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 19:55
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02B; H02B1/00; H02B1/015; H02B1/04; H02B1/044; H02B1/048; H01; H01H; H01H25/00; H01H25/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
FOR USE IN COMBINATION WITH A VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAVING A SOCKET AND TERMINAL MEANS THEREWITH, A PLUG-IN HEADLIGHT CONTROL SWITCH MEANS, COMPRISING, THE HOUSING OF MOLDABLE PLASTIC MATERIAL WITH INTEGRAL LATERALLY PROJECTING HOOK ARMS WHICH CAN SNAP INTO FITTING ENGAGEMENT PERIPHERALLY WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AT THE SOCKET THEREOF, A RESILIENT METAL MEMBER MOUNTED ON A MOVABLE COVER ALSO OF MOLDABLE PLASTIC MATERIAL FITTED TO ONE SIDE OF SAID HOUSING, AND ACTUATOR MEANS CARRIED BY SAID HOUSING AND FITTED AT ONE END THEREOF TO SAID COVER FOR MOVEMENT THEREOF, AND BUS-BAR-LIKE CONTACT PORTIONS CARRIED BY SAID HOUSING IN PREDETERMINED LOCATIONS SO AS TO MATE WITH THE TERMINAL MEANS OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SOCKET, AND A ROCKER PLATE OF METAL FULCRUMMED BY SAID HOUSING AND ENGAGEABLE BY SAID RESILIENT METAL MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID COVER, SAID ROCKER PLATE UNDER URGING OF SAID RESILIENT METAL MEMBER SERVING TO INTERCONNECT PREDETERMINED BUS-BAR-LIKE CONTACT PORTIONS FOR ALTERNATE SELECTIVE ELECTRICAL ENERGIZATION OF PARKING AS WELL AS HEADLIGHTS OF A VEHICLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 166 words
FOR USE IN COMBINATION WITH A VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAVING A SOCKET AND TERMINAL MEANS THEREWITH, A PLUG-IN HEADLIGHT CONTROL SWITCH MEANS, COMPRISING, THE HOUSING OF MOLDABLE PLASTIC MATERIAL WITH INTEGRAL LATERALLY PROJECTING HOOK ARMS WHICH CAN SNAP INTO FITTING ENGAGEMENT PERIPHERALLY WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AT THE SOCKET THEREOF, A RESILIENT METAL MEMBER MOUNTED ON A MOVABLE COVER ALSO OF MOLDABLE PLASTIC MATERIAL FITTED TO ONE SIDE OF SAID HOUSING, AND ACTUATOR MEANS CARRIED BY SAID HOUSING AND FITTED AT ONE END THEREOF TO SAID COVER FOR MOVEMENT THEREOF, AND BUS-BAR-LIKE CONTACT PORTIONS CARRIED BY SAID HOUSING IN PREDETERMINED LOCATIONS SO AS TO MATE WITH THE TERMINAL MEANS OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SOCKET, AND A ROCKER PLATE OF METAL FULCRUMMED BY SAID HOUSING AND ENGAGEABLE BY SAID RESILIENT METAL MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID COVER, SAID ROCKER PLATE UNDER URGING OF SAID RESILIENT METAL MEMBER SERVING TO INTERCONNECT PREDETERMINED BUS-BAR-LIKE CONTACT PORTIONS FOR ALTERNATE SELECTIVE ELECTRICAL ENERGIZATION OF PARKING AS WELL AS HEADLIGHTS OF A VEHICLE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US1215807A Cited
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