US3224295A
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Variable control means
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-07-26
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Granted: 1965-12-21
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Expires: 1983-07-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Milton W Ardern
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 16:15
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23Q; B23Q16/00; B23Q16/006; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2101; Y10T74/2102
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
IN A MACHING TOOL COMPRISING, A GENERALLY RIGID, ROTATABLE CONTROL MEMBER, OPERATING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID MEMBER AND PROJECTING THEREFROM, SAID MEANS PROJECTING A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE FROM SAID MEMBER, SAID DISTANCE BEING OF SUCH EXTENT THAT SUCH MEANS NORMALLY CLEARS ASSOCIATED ACTUATABLE MEANS UPON ROTATION OF SAID MEMBER, AND MEANS DETACHABLY CONNECTED IN SNAP-FASTENED RELATION TO THE FIRST MENTIONED MEANS FOR EXTENDING SAID FIRST MENTIONED MEANS A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT FOR CAUSING ENGAGEMENT OF THE LATTER WITH THE ASSOCIATED ACTUATABLE MEANS UPON PREDETERMINED ROTARY MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBER, SAID OPERATING MEANS COMPRISING A STUD-LIKE MEMBER PROJECTING RIGIDLY FROM SAID CONTROL MEMBER, SAID STUD-LIKE MEMBER HAVING AN ENLARGED HEAD PORTION EXTENDING FROM THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID CONTROL MEMBER, A SHOULDER PROJECTING GENERALLY RADIALLY FROM SAID HEAD PORTION, AND CAM MEANS ON SAID SHOULDER FOR FACILITATING MOVEMENT OF SAID DETACHABLE MEANS INTO SNAP-FASTENED RELATION WITH SAID HEAD PORTION.
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