US3171114A
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Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1961-01-03
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Granted: 1965-02-23
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Expires: 1981-01-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard A Butler
- 👤 Junction Hopewell
- 👤 Robert H Cadwailader
- 👤 Jr Joseph J Isole
- 👤 Park Gerr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:36
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/04; G05B19/10; G05B19/106; G05B19/108; G07; G07C; G07C3/00; G07C3/005; G08; G08B; G08B5/00; G08B5/22; G08B5/36; G09; G09B; G09B5/00; G09B5/02; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/20; G05B2219/23; G05B2219/23175; G05B2219/23365
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR AIDING IN THE ASSEMBLING OF A DEVICE, A DISPLAY BOARD HAVING A PLURALITY OF LAMPS LOCATED THEREON, AN INTERCHANGEABLE TRANSLUCENT SHEET SUPERIMPOSED OVER SAID LAMPS, SAID SHEET BEING LAID OUT IN AREAS COMPLEMENTARY TO SAID LAMPS, AND CARRYING NOTATIONS AS TO THE NUMBER OF OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES INVOLVED IN ASSEMBLING SAID DEVICE, A JIG FOR HOLDING SAID DEVICE DURING ASSEMBLY, CONTACTS CLOSED BY THE MOVEMENT OF SAID JIG DURING ASSEMBLY OF SAID DEVICE, A ROTARY SWITCH ACTUATED BY SAID CONTACTS FOR SEQUENTIALLY LIGHTING SAID LAMPS THEREBY INDICATING THE NUMBER OF OPERATIONS PERFORMED; AND A SECOND ROTARY SWITCH HAVING CONTACTS CONNECTED TO LAMPS INDICATING PROCEDURE, SAID SECOND SWITCH BEING ACTUATED BY A CIRCUIT FROM SAID FIRST SWITCH TO STEP SAID SECOND SWITCH TO LIGHT ONE OF SAID LAMPS TO INDICATE A CHANGE OF PROCEDURE UPON COMPLETION OF A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF MOVEMENTS OF SAID JIG.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR AIDING IN THE ASSEMBLING OF A DEVICE, A DISPLAY BOARD HAVING A PLURALITY OF LAMPS LOCATED THEREON, AN INTERCHANGEABLE TRANSLUCENT SHEET SUPERIMPOSED OVER SAID LAMPS, SAID SHEET BEING LAID OUT IN AREAS COMPLEMENTARY TO SAID LAMPS, AND CARRYING NOTATIONS AS TO THE NUMBER OF OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES INVOLVED IN ASSEMBLING SAID DEVICE, A JIG FOR HOLDING SAID DEVICE DURING ASSEMBLY, CONTACTS CLOSED BY THE MOVEMENT OF SAID JIG DURING ASSEMBLY OF SAID DEVICE, A ROTARY SWITCH ACTUATED BY SAID CONTACTS FOR SEQUENTIALLY LIGHTING SAID LAMPS THEREBY INDICATING THE NUMBER OF OPERATIONS PERFORMED; AND A SECOND ROTARY SWITCH HAVING CONTACTS CONNECTED TO LAMPS INDICATING PROCEDURE, SAID SECOND SWITCH BEING ACTUATED BY A CIRCUIT FROM SAID FIRST SWITCH TO STEP SAID SECOND SWITCH TO LIGHT ONE OF SAID LAMPS TO INDICATE A CHANGE OF PROCEDURE UPON COMPLETION OF A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF MOVEMENTS OF SAID JIG.
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