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US3198901A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Adjustable flow-responsive tilt switch

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-10-10
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Granted: 1965-08-03
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Expires: 1982-10-10
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Nuruddin F Kapadi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 18:05
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01P; F01P11/00; F01P11/14; F01P11/18; H; H01; H01H; H01H35/00; H01H35/24; H01H35/40

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 192 words
A GRAVITY SWITCH COMPRISING A MOUNTING PLATE ADAPTED FOR MOUNTING IN A FLUID PASSAGE REARWARD OF A VENTURI THEREIN, A HORIZONTAL AXIS WHEREABOUT SAID MOUNTING PLATE IS ARRANGED TO PIVOT UNDER THE ACTION OF FLUID FLOWING IN SAID FLUID PASSAGE, A CYLINDRICAL SWITCH CASING PIVOTALLY SECURED BY ONE END, TO SAID MOUNTING PLATE SO AS TO EXTEND TRANSVERSELY RELATIVE TO SAID HORIZONTAL AXIS, TO ONE SIDE THEREOF, SLIDABLE LOCKING MEANS ATTACHED TO THE END OF SAID CASING REMOTE FROM SAID ONE END, SAID SLIDABLE LOCKING MEANS SECURING SAID SWITCH CASING TO SAID MOUNTING PLATE SO AS TO BE ADJUSTABLE ABOUT ITS PIVOT IN A PLANE PERPENDICULAR THERETO, END CAPS EACH ARRANGED SEALINGLY TO ENCLOSE A RESPECTIVE END OF SAID SWITCH CASING, A FIRST TERMINAL AND A SECOND TERMINAL MOUNTED AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID SWITCH CASING, SAID TERMINALS, BEING SPACED BY A SWITCH GAP, SAID FIRST TERMINAL HAVING AN END PORTION AND A TROUGH-LIKE PORTION PROJECTING THEREFROM TOWARDS SAID SECOND TERMINAL, FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRICAL LEADS RESPECTIVELY DUCTED BY SAID END CAPS TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND TERMINALS, A PLURALITY OF BALLS OF GOOD ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY ARRANGED TO ROLL IN SAID TROUGH-LIKE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 192 words
A GRAVITY SWITCH COMPRISING A MOUNTING PLATE ADAPTED FOR MOUNTING IN A FLUID PASSAGE REARWARD OF A VENTURI THEREIN, A HORIZONTAL AXIS WHEREABOUT SAID MOUNTING PLATE IS ARRANGED TO PIVOT UNDER THE ACTION OF FLUID FLOWING IN SAID FLUID PASSAGE, A CYLINDRICAL SWITCH CASING PIVOTALLY SECURED BY ONE END, TO SAID MOUNTING PLATE SO AS TO EXTEND TRANSVERSELY RELATIVE TO SAID HORIZONTAL AXIS, TO ONE SIDE THEREOF, SLIDABLE LOCKING MEANS ATTACHED TO THE END OF SAID CASING REMOTE FROM SAID ONE END, SAID SLIDABLE LOCKING MEANS SECURING SAID SWITCH CASING TO SAID MOUNTING PLATE SO AS TO BE ADJUSTABLE ABOUT ITS PIVOT IN A PLANE PERPENDICULAR THERETO, END CAPS EACH ARRANGED SEALINGLY TO ENCLOSE A RESPECTIVE END OF SAID SWITCH CASING, A FIRST TERMINAL AND A SECOND TERMINAL MOUNTED AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID SWITCH CASING, SAID TERMINALS, BEING SPACED BY A SWITCH GAP, SAID FIRST TERMINAL HAVING AN END PORTION AND A TROUGH-LIKE PORTION PROJECTING THEREFROM TOWARDS SAID SECOND TERMINAL, FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRICAL LEADS RESPECTIVELY DUCTED BY SAID END CAPS TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND TERMINALS, A PLURALITY OF BALLS OF GOOD ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY ARRANGED TO ROLL IN SAID TROUGH-LIKE

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