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Condition selector apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-08-19
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Granted: 1965-10-19
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Expires: 1983-08-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul C Bailey
- 👤 George A Gimber
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 05:29
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10K; G10K11/00; G10K11/004; G10K11/006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
AN ELECTRIC SWITCH DEVICE, COMPRISING: AN ELONGATED ENCLOSURE; A PAIR OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE, MAGNETIZALBE REEDS, EACH REED BEING SECURED AT ONE OF ITS ENDS TO RESPECTIVE ENDS OF SAID ENCLOSURE, AND HAVING THE FREE ENDS THEREOF CONFRONTING EACH OTHER IN SPACED RELATION; AN ELECTRICALLY NON-CONDUCTIVE MASS SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON ONE OF SAID REEDS AND MOVABLE ALONG THE LENGTH THEREOF; FORCE-EXERTING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID ENCLOSURE AND SAID MASS FOR URGING THE LATTER BETWEEN SAID CONFRONTING FREE ENDS OF SAID REEDS; MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING A MAGNETIC FIELD THROUGH SAID REEDS THEREBY RENDERING THEM MAGNETICALLY ATTRACTIVE TO EACH OTHER; AND LATCH MEANS SECURED TO THE FREE END OF ONE OF SAID REEDS FOR MAINTAINING THE FREE ENDS IN INTIMATE ELECTRICAL CONTACT AFTER SAID MASS IS OUT OF INTERPOSING RELATION AND THE MAGNETIC ATTRACTION THEREBETWEEN IS REMOVED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A CONDITION SELECTOR APPRARATUS, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A LAUNCHABLE STORE HAVING A DEVICE SELECTIVELY OPERABLE IN EITHER OF TWO CONDITIONS; ACTUATOR MEANS SECURED IN SAID STORE AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID DEVICE FOR EFFECTING THE CONDITION SELECTION; FIRST ELECTRICAL MEANS ACCELERATION RELEASED AND MAGNETICALLY ACTUATED OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID ACTUATOR MEANS; A LAUNCHER FOR DISPENSING SAID STORE ON A COMMAND SIGNAL; SOLENOID MEANS FIXED TO SAID LAUNCHER ADJACENT TO THE EXIT THEREOF FOR PRODUCING A MAGNETIC FIELD SUFFICIENT TO OPERATE SAID FIRST ELECTRIC MEANS; AND A SECOND ELECTRIC MEANS FOR MANUALLY ENERGIZING SAID SOLENOID; WHEREBY THE SELECTED POSITION OF SAID SECOND ELECTRIC MEANS AT THE TIME OF LAUNCHING DETERMINES THE OPERATING CONDITION OF SAID DEVICE.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-10-18 | 1973-04-19 | 1973-10-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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