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Motion-translating device
Assignee: Texas Instruments Inc
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Filing: 1963-01-02
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Granted: 1965-04-13
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Expires: 1983-01-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Henry J Mccarrick
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 23:27
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H13/00; H01H13/02; H01H13/26; H01H13/36; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/18; Y10T74/18888; Y10T74/18896; Y10T74/18904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A MOTION-TRANSLATING AND -AMPLIFYING ELEMENT FOR USE IN A SWITCH, COMPRISING A PLATE HAVING SUPPORTING MEANS AT OPPOSITE ENDS, THE PLATE BEING SLOTTED TO RELIEVE AN INNER TONGUE HAVING A FREE END, ALSO TO FORM FLEXIBLE SIDE ARMS EXTENDING FROM ONE END OF THE PLATE, AND TO FORM FLEXIBLE LEGS IN LOOPED CONNECTION WITH THE SIDE ARMS ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID SIDE ARMS, SAID LEGS CONNECTING WITH THE TONGUE TOWARD ITS OTHER END, SAID SIDE ARMS HAVING A JUNCTION THEREBETWEEN ADJACENT THE FREE END OF SAID TONGUE, SAID JUNCTION BEING BENT TO FORCE SAID SIDE ARMS OUT OF THE GENERAL PLANE OF THE PLATE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
29 words
AN ELEMENT ACCORDING TO CLAIM 3, INCLUDING A CONTACT ON THE FREE END OF THE TONGUE AND A PRESSURE-RECEIVING MEMBER ON AND NEAR THE OTHER END OF THE TONGUE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2697145A
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