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Push button switch actuating mechanism

Assignee: COATROLS Co OF AMERICA
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Filing: 1961-08-21
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Granted: 1965-03-09
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Expires: 1981-08-21
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 William L Tancred

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 13:38
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H13/00; H01H13/50; H01H13/56; H01H13/60; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/11; Y10T74/18; Y10T74/18888; Y10T74/1892; Y10T74/18928; Y10T74/18936; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20207; Y10T74/20238; Y10T74/20244

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
A SWITCH ACTUATING MECHANISM, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, AN ACTUATOR MOUNTED ON AND MOVABLE RELATIVE TO A FRAME, MEANS FOR BIASING SAID ACTUATOR TOWARD A NORMAL POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID FRAME, FIRST AND SECOND RELATIVELY MOVABLE MEMBERS CONNECTED TO SAID ACTUATOR FOR MOVEMENT THEREWITH, ONE OF SAID MOVABLE MEMBERS POSITIONED ON SAID ACTUATOR TO ENGAGE SAID FRAME WHEN SAID ACTUATOR IS MOVED AGAINST SAID BIAS AND AWAY FROM SAID NORMAL POSITION TO HOLD SAID ACTUATOR AGAINST RETURN TO SAID NORMAL POSITION, MEANS FOR BAISING SAID ONE MEMBER TOWARD ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FRAME, AND MEANS FOR DISPLACING THE OTHER OF SAID MOVABLE MEMBERS, SAID OTHER MOVABLE MEMBER MOVING WITH SAID ACTUATOR INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID ONE MOVABLE MEMBER FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID ONE MEMBER WHEN SAID ACTUATOR IS AGAIN MOVED AGAINST SAID BIAS AND SAID OTHER MOVABLE MEMBER OPERATIVE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH MOVEMENT THEREOF WITH SAID ACTUATOR, TO MOVE SAID ONE MEMBER OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FRAME TO FREE SAID ACTUATOR FOR RETURN TO SAID NORMAL POSITION.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-03-08 1968-09-07 1969-03-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-03-08 1972-09-07 1973-03-09 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-03-08 1976-09-07 1977-03-09 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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