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US3196293A
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Combination door latch light switch system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-05-16
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Granted: 1965-07-20
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Expires: 1982-05-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Howard Eugene Lester
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-25 20:13
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05B; E05B17/00; E05B17/22; H; H01; H01R; H01R35/00; H01R35/02; E05B47/00; E05B2047/0048; E05B2047/0057; E05B2047/0059
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A COMBINATION DOOR-LATCH AND BI-STABLE ELECTRICAL SWITCHING CIRCUIT SYSTEM INCLUDING, IN COMBINATION, A DOOR, SPRING-LOADED LATCH MEANS MOUNTED IN SAID DOOR, LATCH CATCH MEANS, SAID LATCH MEANS INCLUDING A TRANSLATABLE LATCH MEMBER WHICH, WHEN OUTWARDLY DISPOSED IN ITS NORMAL POSITION, IS ENGAGED WITH AND RETAINED BY SAID LATCH CATCH MEANS, MANUALLY ACTUATABLE MEANS FOR TRANSLATING IN A DIRECTION AGAINST THE SPRING-LOADING OF SAID LATCH MEANS, SAID LATCH MEMBER INWARDLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID DOOR AND OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID LATCH CATCH MEANS AND THEREBEYOND, AND BI-STABLE SWITCH MEANS FIXEDLY DISPOSES, WITH RESPECT TO SAID LATCH MEANS AND ENGAGEABLE BY SAID LATCH MEMBER FOR EFFECTING SWITCH MEANS ACTUATION TO ONE OF ITS TWO STABLE CONDITIONS, AND ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SWITCH MEANS AND INCLUDING A CIRCUIT ELEMENT TO BE ENERGIZED BY SAID SWITHC MEANS UPON THE TRANSLATION OF SAID LATCH MEMBER TO AN EXTREME, OPERATIVE, INWARD POSITION WITH RESPECT TO SAID DOOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
A COMBINATION DOOR-LATCH AND BI-STABLE ELECTRICAL SWITCHING CIRCUIT SYSTEM INCLUDING, IN COMBINATION, A DOOR, SPRING-LOADED LATCH MEANS MOUNTED IN SAID DOOR, LATCH CATCH MEANS, SAID LATCH MEANS INCLUDING A TRANSLATABLE LATCH MEMBER WHICH, WHEN OUTWARDLY DISPOSED IN ITS NORMAL POSITION, IS ENGAGED WITH AND RETAINED BY SAID LATCH CATCH MEANS, MANUALLY ACTUATABLE MEANS FOR TRANSLATING IN A DIRECTION AGAINST THE SPRING-LOADING OF SAID LATCH MEANS, SAID LATCH MEMBER INWARDLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID DOOR AND OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID LATCH CATCH MEANS AND THEREBEYOND, AND BI-STABLE SWITCH MEANS FIXEDLY DISPOSES, WITH RESPECT TO SAID LATCH MEANS AND ENGAGEABLE BY SAID LATCH MEMBER FOR EFFECTING SWITCH MEANS ACTUATION TO ONE OF ITS TWO STABLE CONDITIONS, AND ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SWITCH MEANS AND INCLUDING A CIRCUIT ELEMENT TO BE ENERGIZED BY SAID SWITHC MEANS UPON THE TRANSLATION OF SAID LATCH MEMBER TO AN EXTREME, OPERATIVE, INWARD POSITION WITH RESPECT TO SAID DOOR.
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