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US3214826A
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Method of forming a rotary inductance switch
Assignee: TARZIAN MARY
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Filing: 1961-03-06
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Granted: 1965-11-02
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Expires: 1981-03-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Alarico A Valdettaro
- 👤 Joe G Badger
- 👤 Stanley R Meadows
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-27 08:18
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H11/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49105; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49204; Y10T29/49208; Y10T29/49222
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MULTIPLE CONTACT ROTARY SWITCH, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF FORMING A ONE-PIECE METALLIC STAMPING HAVING A CENTRAL PORTION AND A PLURALITY OF FINGER PORTIONS EXTENDING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY THEREFROM AND ALSO HAVING A PERIPHERAL PORTION INTERCONNECTING THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID FINGER PORTIONS WHICH IS FORMED TO PROVIDE A PLURALITY OF FLEXIBILITY HINGED INDUCTANCE MEMBERS THEREBETWEEN, SECURING SAID STAMPING TO AN APERTURED STATOR WAFER WITH SAID CENTRAL PORTION THEREOF POSITIONS ADJACENT SAID APERTURE, SIMULTANEOUSLY BENDING PREDETERMINED ONES OF SAID INDUCTANCE MEMBERS OUT OF THE PLANE OF SAID METALLIC STAMPING BY PREDETERMINED AMOUNTS TO PROVIDE INDUCTANCE COUPLINGS OF PREDETERMINED VALUES BETWEEN THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID FINGER PORIONS, AND THEREAFTER SEVERING SAID FINGER PORTIONS FROM SAID CENTRAL PORTION, THEREBY TO DISCONNECT SAID FINGER PORTIONS FROM ONE ANOTHER AT ONE END THEREOF SO AS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL CONTACT FINGERS.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
140 words
A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MULTIPLE CONTACT ROTARY SWITCH, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF FORMING A ONE-PIECE METALLIC STAMPING HAVING A CENTRAL PORTION AND A PLURALITY OF FINGER PORTIONS EXTENDING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY THEREFROM AND ALSO HAVING A PERIPHERAL PORTION INTERCONNECTING THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID FINGER PORTIONS WHICH IS FORMED TO PROVIDE A PLURALITY OF FLEXIBILITY HINGED INDUCTANCE MEMBERS THEREBETWEEN, SECURING SAID STAMPING TO AN APERTURED STATOR WAFER WITH SAID CENTRAL PORTION THEREOF POSITIONS ADJACENT SAID APERTURE, SIMULTANEOUSLY BENDING PREDETERMINED ONES OF SAID INDUCTANCE MEMBERS OUT OF THE PLANE OF SAID METALLIC STAMPING BY PREDETERMINED AMOUNTS TO PROVIDE INDUCTANCE COUPLINGS OF PREDETERMINED VALUES BETWEEN THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID FINGER PORIONS, AND THEREAFTER SEVERING SAID FINGER PORTIONS FROM SAID CENTRAL PORTION, THEREBY TO DISCONNECT SAID FINGER PORTIONS FROM ONE ANOTHER AT ONE END THEREOF SO AS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL CONTACT FINGERS.
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