Distributor mechanism with easily movable breaker plate

Claim 1

A DISTRIBUTOR COMPRISING A HOUSING, A ROTATABLY SUPPORTED SHAFT EXTENDING INTO SAID HOUSING, A DISTRIBUTOR CAM MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT ROTATABLE IN RESPONSE TO ROTATION OF SAID SHAFT, A FIXED BREAKER PLATE SECURED WITHIN SAID HOUSING AND HAVING AN ARCUATE SLOT THEREIN CONCENTRIC WITH SAID SHAFT AND CAM MEANS AND HAVING A RADIALLY ENLARGED PORTION AT ONE END THEREOF TO FACILITATE READY REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF A MOVABLE BREAKER PLATE WITHIN THE ARCUATE SLOT, A MOVABLE BREAKER PLATE LOCATED WITHIN SAID HOUSING ENTIRELY ON ONE SIDE OF AND IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID CAM MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID SLOT AND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FIXED BREAKER PLATE ADJACENT THE SLOT, DISTRIBUTOR CONTACTS SECURED TO SAID MOVABLE BREAKER PLATE AND ENGAGED WITH SAID CAM MEANS FOR PERIODIC OPENING ON ROTATION OF SAID CAM MEANS, AND MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE POSITION OF SAID MOVABLE BREAKER PLATE AND THE CONTACTS SECURED THERETO ALONG SAID SLOT RELATIVE TO THE CAM MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE TIME OF OPENING OF SAID CONTACTS WHILE MAINTAINING A CONSTANT DWELL TIME THEREFOR.