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US3177315A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Sealed switch unit subpanel assembly mounted on circuit board

Assignee: IXYS Integrated Circuits Division Inc
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Filing: 1963-01-17
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Granted: 1965-04-06
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Expires: 1983-01-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Carl P Clare

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 12:42
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H51/00; H01H51/28; H01H51/281; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/18; H05K1/182; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/49126; Y10T29/4913

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 153 words
A SWITCHING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FIRST DIELECTRIC PANEL HAVING A CONDUCTIVE CIRCUIT PATTERN ON AT LEAST ONE SURFACE THEREOF, SAID FIRST PANEL HAVING A FIRST OPENING SPACED INWARDLY FROM THE EDGES THEREOF, A SECOND DIELECTRIC PANEL SMALLER THAN SAID FIRST PANEL AND HAVING A CONDUCTIVE CIRCUIT PATTERN ON AT LEAST ONE SURFACE THEREOF, SAID SECOND PANEL HAVING A SECOND OPENING SPACED UNIT DISWARDLY FROM THE EDGES THEREOF, A SEALED SWITCH UNIT DISPOSED IN THE SECOND OPENING AND INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE TERMINAL CONNECTED TO THE CONDUCTIVE CIRCUIT PATTERN ON SAID SECOND PANEL, AND CONNECTING MEANS FOR MECHANICALLY SECURING SAID PANELS TOGETHER WITH PORTIONS OF SAID SECOND PANEL OVERLYING SAID FIRST PANEL IN PARALLEL RELATION THERETO, WITH THE FIRST AND SECOND OPENINGS IN ALIGNMENT WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH THE SEALED SWITCH UNIT EXTENDING INTO THE FIRST OPENING, SAID CONNECTING MEANS ALSO ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING THE CONDUCTIVE CIRCUIT PATTERNS ON THE FIRST AND SECOND PANELS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 153 words
A SWITCHING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FIRST DIELECTRIC PANEL HAVING A CONDUCTIVE CIRCUIT PATTERN ON AT LEAST ONE SURFACE THEREOF, SAID FIRST PANEL HAVING A FIRST OPENING SPACED INWARDLY FROM THE EDGES THEREOF, A SECOND DIELECTRIC PANEL SMALLER THAN SAID FIRST PANEL AND HAVING A CONDUCTIVE CIRCUIT PATTERN ON AT LEAST ONE SURFACE THEREOF, SAID SECOND PANEL HAVING A SECOND OPENING SPACED UNIT DISWARDLY FROM THE EDGES THEREOF, A SEALED SWITCH UNIT DISPOSED IN THE SECOND OPENING AND INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE TERMINAL CONNECTED TO THE CONDUCTIVE CIRCUIT PATTERN ON SAID SECOND PANEL, AND CONNECTING MEANS FOR MECHANICALLY SECURING SAID PANELS TOGETHER WITH PORTIONS OF SAID SECOND PANEL OVERLYING SAID FIRST PANEL IN PARALLEL RELATION THERETO, WITH THE FIRST AND SECOND OPENINGS IN ALIGNMENT WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH THE SEALED SWITCH UNIT EXTENDING INTO THE FIRST OPENING, SAID CONNECTING MEANS ALSO ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING THE CONDUCTIVE CIRCUIT PATTERNS ON THE FIRST AND SECOND PANELS.

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