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US3205319A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Crossbar slide selector switch with a current conducting means

Assignee: Cherry Corp
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Filing: 1963-07-05
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Granted: 1965-09-07
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Expires: 1983-07-05
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Fred N Anderson
  • 👤 Walter L Cherry

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 05:17
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H13/00; H01H13/70; H01H15/00; H01H15/02; H01H15/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 216 words
A SWITCH OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED COMPRISING (A) A BASEBOARD OF INSULATED MATERIAL HAVING THEREON A PLURALITY OF SPACED PARALLELLY EXTENDING INDIVIDUAL CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS TERMINATING AT ONE SIDE EDGE OF THE BASEBOARD INTO ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT CONNECTORS, (B) A COVER CONNECTED TO SAID BASEBOARD AND HAVING FORMED THEREIN A SLOT EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY WITH RESPECT TO SAID CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS, (C) MEANS CONNECTING SAID COVER ABOVE AND IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS ON SAID BASEBOARD, (D) A CURRENT CONDUCTING MEANS MOUNTED ON AID BASEBOARD BENEATH SAID COVER AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY TO AND ABOVE SAID CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS ON SAID BASEBOARD, A SWITCH ACTUATING MEANS SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID CURRENT CONDUCTING MEANS BENEATH SAID COVER AND HAVING A PORTION EXTENDING THROUGH THE SLOT FORMED IN SAID COVER, (E) A CURRENT CONDUCTING MEMBER CARRIED BY SAID SWITCH ACTUATING MEANS SLIDABLY ON SAID CURRENT CONDUCTING MEANS AND MOVABLE LONGITUDINALLY THEREOVER TRANSVERSELY OF AND INTO CONTACT WITH SAID CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS FOR ESTABLISHING A COMPLETE CIRCUIT BETWEEN A PRE-SELECTED CIRCUIT CONDUCTOR AND SAID CURRENT CONDUCTING MEANS, (F) AND AN INDEXING MEANS PROVIDED BY SAID CURRENT CONDUCTING MEANS WITH SAID INDEXING MEANS BEING ENGAGED BY SAID CURRENT CONDUCTING MEMBER SO AS TO YIELDABLY POSITION SAID CURRENT CONDUCTING MEMBER IN CONTACT WITH SAID CIRCUIT CONDUCTING MEMBER BOARD AS SAID CURRENT CONDUCTING MEMBER IS MOVED THEREOVER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 216 words
A SWITCH OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED COMPRISING (A) A BASEBOARD OF INSULATED MATERIAL HAVING THEREON A PLURALITY OF SPACED PARALLELLY EXTENDING INDIVIDUAL CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS TERMINATING AT ONE SIDE EDGE OF THE BASEBOARD INTO ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT CONNECTORS, (B) A COVER CONNECTED TO SAID BASEBOARD AND HAVING FORMED THEREIN A SLOT EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY WITH RESPECT TO SAID CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS, (C) MEANS CONNECTING SAID COVER ABOVE AND IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS ON SAID BASEBOARD, (D) A CURRENT CONDUCTING MEANS MOUNTED ON AID BASEBOARD BENEATH SAID COVER AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY TO AND ABOVE SAID CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS ON SAID BASEBOARD, A SWITCH ACTUATING MEANS SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID CURRENT CONDUCTING MEANS BENEATH SAID COVER AND HAVING A PORTION EXTENDING THROUGH THE SLOT FORMED IN SAID COVER, (E) A CURRENT CONDUCTING MEMBER CARRIED BY SAID SWITCH ACTUATING MEANS SLIDABLY ON SAID CURRENT CONDUCTING MEANS AND MOVABLE LONGITUDINALLY THEREOVER TRANSVERSELY OF AND INTO CONTACT WITH SAID CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS FOR ESTABLISHING A COMPLETE CIRCUIT BETWEEN A PRE-SELECTED CIRCUIT CONDUCTOR AND SAID CURRENT CONDUCTING MEANS, (F) AND AN INDEXING MEANS PROVIDED BY SAID CURRENT CONDUCTING MEANS WITH SAID INDEXING MEANS BEING ENGAGED BY SAID CURRENT CONDUCTING MEMBER SO AS TO YIELDABLY POSITION SAID CURRENT CONDUCTING MEMBER IN CONTACT WITH SAID CIRCUIT CONDUCTING MEMBER BOARD AS SAID CURRENT CONDUCTING MEMBER IS MOVED THEREOVER.

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