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US3176091A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Controlled multiple switching unit

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-11-07
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Granted: 1965-03-30
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Expires: 1982-11-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Helmer C Hanson
  • 👤 Andrew J Kmetz

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 12:26
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H43/00; H01H43/02; H01H43/04; H01H43/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 238 words
A CONTRLLED MULTIPLE SWITCHING UNIT ADAPTED FOR SELECTIVE ACTUATION BY A FPROGRAMMED CONTROL ELEMENT COMPRISING A MOUNTING FRAME, A PLURALITY OF SPACED, SUPERIMPOSED MOUNTING PLATES SECURED TO SAID MOUNTING FRAME, A PLURALITY OF LATERALLY SPACED SWITCHING MEANS MOUNTED UPON EACH SAID MOUNTING PLATE, SAID SWITCHING MEANS UPON EACH SAID MOUNTING PLATE BEING POSITIONED IN STAGGERED RELATIONSHIP RELATIVE TO THE SWITCHING MEANS UPON THE REMAINING MOUNTING PLATES TO PREVENT THE VERTICAL ALIGNMENT OF SAID SWITCHING MEANS, CARRIAGE MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID PROGRAMMED CONTROL ELEMENT MOVABLY MOUNTED IN SAPCED RELATIONSHIP ABOVE SAID MOUNTING PLATES, CAN MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTED UPON SAID MOUNTING FRAME BELOW SAID MOUNTING PLATES, SAID CAM MEANS ADAPTED FOR LIMITED LATERAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID MOUNTING FRAME AND INCLUDING ROLLER BEARING CAM FOLLOWING MEANS, SUPPORT MEANS HAVING ONE END THEREOF SECURED TO SAID CARRIAGE MEANS, THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID SUPPORT MEANS BEING PROVIDED WITH A CAM FOLLOWER IN CONTACT WITH SAID MOVABLE CAM MEANS, WHEREBY SAID SUPPORT MEANS IS CAUSED TO PROVIDE LIMITED RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT OF SAID CARRIAGE MEANS TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID MOUNTING PLATES UPON THE MOVEMENT OF SAID CAM MEANS, MEANS MOUNTED UPON SAID MOUNTING FRAME TO CAUSE SELECTIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID CAM MEANS, AND SWITCH ACTUATING MEANS CONNECTED TO EACH SAID SWITCHING MEANS, SAID SWITCH ACTUATING MEANS BEING POSITIONED TO CONTACT SAID PROGRAMMED CONTROL ELEMENT UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID CARRIAGE MEANS TOWARD SAID MOUNTING PLATES TO SELECTIVELY ACTUATE CERTAIN OF SAID SWITCHING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 238 words
A CONTRLLED MULTIPLE SWITCHING UNIT ADAPTED FOR SELECTIVE ACTUATION BY A FPROGRAMMED CONTROL ELEMENT COMPRISING A MOUNTING FRAME, A PLURALITY OF SPACED, SUPERIMPOSED MOUNTING PLATES SECURED TO SAID MOUNTING FRAME, A PLURALITY OF LATERALLY SPACED SWITCHING MEANS MOUNTED UPON EACH SAID MOUNTING PLATE, SAID SWITCHING MEANS UPON EACH SAID MOUNTING PLATE BEING POSITIONED IN STAGGERED RELATIONSHIP RELATIVE TO THE SWITCHING MEANS UPON THE REMAINING MOUNTING PLATES TO PREVENT THE VERTICAL ALIGNMENT OF SAID SWITCHING MEANS, CARRIAGE MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID PROGRAMMED CONTROL ELEMENT MOVABLY MOUNTED IN SAPCED RELATIONSHIP ABOVE SAID MOUNTING PLATES, CAN MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTED UPON SAID MOUNTING FRAME BELOW SAID MOUNTING PLATES, SAID CAM MEANS ADAPTED FOR LIMITED LATERAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID MOUNTING FRAME AND INCLUDING ROLLER BEARING CAM FOLLOWING MEANS, SUPPORT MEANS HAVING ONE END THEREOF SECURED TO SAID CARRIAGE MEANS, THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID SUPPORT MEANS BEING PROVIDED WITH A CAM FOLLOWER IN CONTACT WITH SAID MOVABLE CAM MEANS, WHEREBY SAID SUPPORT MEANS IS CAUSED TO PROVIDE LIMITED RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT OF SAID CARRIAGE MEANS TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID MOUNTING PLATES UPON THE MOVEMENT OF SAID CAM MEANS, MEANS MOUNTED UPON SAID MOUNTING FRAME TO CAUSE SELECTIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID CAM MEANS, AND SWITCH ACTUATING MEANS CONNECTED TO EACH SAID SWITCHING MEANS, SAID SWITCH ACTUATING MEANS BEING POSITIONED TO CONTACT SAID PROGRAMMED CONTROL ELEMENT UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID CARRIAGE MEANS TOWARD SAID MOUNTING PLATES TO SELECTIVELY ACTUATE CERTAIN OF SAID SWITCHING MEANS.

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