US3243866A
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Method of making a miniature slip-ring assembly
Assignee: POLY SCIENTIFIC CORP
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Filing: 1962-02-20
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Granted: 1966-04-05
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Expires: 1982-02-20
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 James J Pandapas
- 👤 George E Wendell
- 👤 Robert H Miller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 19:13
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R39/00; H01R39/02; H01R39/08; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49009; Y10T29/49011
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
A METHOD OF MAKING MINIATURE SLIP-RING ASSEMBLIES COMPRISING: (A) GROUPING A PLURALITY OF INSULATED LEAD WIRES TOGETHER SUBSTANTIALLY SIDE-BY-SIDE SUCH THAT THE GROUP ALONG ONE END REGION IS DEFINED ONLY BY SAID LEAD WIRES, (B) EXTENDING THE END PORTIONS OF SAID WIRES OUTWARDLY FROM SAID END REGION OF THE GROUP SUCH THAT SAID END PORTIONS ARE SPACED AXIALLY FROM EACH OTHER, (C) APPLYING A DIELECTRIC SUBSTRATE COATING TO SAID END REGION OF THE GROUP, (D) REDUCING SAID END REGION AND WIRES TO A CYLINDRICAL MEMBER OF SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM DIAMETER SUCH THAT THE ENDS OF SAID WIRES ARE EXPOSED AT THE SURFACE OF SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER, (E) APPLYING A CONDUCTIVE SURFACE ON SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER, (F) ELECTRODEPOSITING SLIP-RING MATERIAL ON SAID CONDUCTIVE SURFACE, AND (G) CUTTING CIRCUMFERENTIAL GROOVES THROUGH SAID SLIPRING MATERIAL AND SAID CONDUCTIVE SURFACE MATERIAL BETWEEN ADJACENT WIRE ENDS TO EXPOSE THE SUBSTRATE AND THUS FORM SLIP RINGS CIRCUMFERENTIALLY DISPOSED ABOUT THE BODY MEMBER AND ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO THE RESPECTIVE WIRES, AND (H) FILLING SAID GROOVES WITH A DIELECTRIC MATERIAL TO FORM INSULATING RINGS.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
175 words
A METHOD OF MAKING MINIATURE SLIP-RING ASSEMBLIES COMPRISING: (A) GROUPING A PLURALITY OF INSULATED LEAD WIRES TOGETHER SUBSTANTIALLY SIDE-BY-SIDE SUCH THAT THE GROUP ALONG ONE END REGION IS DEFINED ONLY BY SAID LEAD WIRES, (B) EXTENDING THE END PORTIONS OF SAID WIRES OUTWARDLY FROM SAID END REGION OF THE GROUP SUCH THAT SAID END PORTIONS ARE SPACED AXIALLY FROM EACH OTHER, (C) APPLYING A DIELECTRIC SUBSTRATE COATING TO SAID END REGION OF THE GROUP, (D) REDUCING SAID END REGION AND WIRES TO A CYLINDRICAL MEMBER OF SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM DIAMETER SUCH THAT THE ENDS OF SAID WIRES ARE EXPOSED AT THE SURFACE OF SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER, (E) APPLYING A CONDUCTIVE SURFACE ON SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER, (F) ELECTRODEPOSITING SLIP-RING MATERIAL ON SAID CONDUCTIVE SURFACE, AND (G) CUTTING CIRCUMFERENTIAL GROOVES THROUGH SAID SLIPRING MATERIAL AND SAID CONDUCTIVE SURFACE MATERIAL BETWEEN ADJACENT WIRE ENDS TO EXPOSE THE SUBSTRATE AND THUS FORM SLIP RINGS CIRCUMFERENTIALLY DISPOSED ABOUT THE BODY MEMBER AND ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO THE RESPECTIVE WIRES, AND (H) FILLING SAID GROOVES WITH A DIELECTRIC MATERIAL TO FORM INSULATING RINGS.
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