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Dimmer control in turn signal lever

Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1963-12-30
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Granted: 1966-05-31
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Expires: 1983-12-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Donald W Peterson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 15:43
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60Q; B60Q1/00; B60Q1/26; B60Q1/34; B60Q1/40; B60Q1/42; B60Q1/425; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/18; Y10T74/18992

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 183 words
THE COMBINATION OF A DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL CONTROLLER AND A DIMMER SWITCH, SAID COMBINATION COMPRISING: A COMMON HOUSING; SAID HOUSING BEING ARRIED BY A RELATIVELY FIXED PORTION OF A VEHICLE AND BEING MOVABLE IN A FIRST PLANE BETWEEN EXTREME RADIAL POSITIONS RELATIVE TO ITS MOUNTING TO GENERATE A TURN SIGNAL INDICATION, SAID HOUSING HAVING A HOLLOW INTERIOR WITH CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED AXIALLY POSITIONED GROOVES AND RAISED PORTIONS ALTERNATELY POSITIONED ON THE HOLLOW INTERIOR TO DEFINE HILLS AND VALLEYS; CAM DRIVER MEANS SLIDABLE IN SAID GROOVES; CAM FOLLOWER MEAN ENGAGING SAID CAM DRIVER MEANS AND RESPONSIVE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID CAM DRIVER TO ASSUME POSITIONS IN SAID HILLS AND VALLEYS CORRESPONDING TO A DESIRED SWITCH ENERGIZATION POSITION; ACTUATOR MEANS FOLLOWING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID CAM FOLLOWER MEANS AND EXTENDING FROM SAID HOLLOW INTERIOR TO PROVIDE A FORCE ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS THEREOF; AND RECIPROCABLE CONTACT MEANS CARRIED AT A POINT ACROSS THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID HOSING IN INTERFERING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID ACTUATOR MEANS FOR ALTERNATELY ENERGIZING CIRCUITS IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT TO SAID ACTUATOR MEANS TO SELECTIVELY SWITCH VEHICLE HEADLAMPS TO HIGH AND LOW POSITIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 183 words
THE COMBINATION OF A DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL CONTROLLER AND A DIMMER SWITCH, SAID COMBINATION COMPRISING: A COMMON HOUSING; SAID HOUSING BEING ARRIED BY A RELATIVELY FIXED PORTION OF A VEHICLE AND BEING MOVABLE IN A FIRST PLANE BETWEEN EXTREME RADIAL POSITIONS RELATIVE TO ITS MOUNTING TO GENERATE A TURN SIGNAL INDICATION, SAID HOUSING HAVING A HOLLOW INTERIOR WITH CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED AXIALLY POSITIONED GROOVES AND RAISED PORTIONS ALTERNATELY POSITIONED ON THE HOLLOW INTERIOR TO DEFINE HILLS AND VALLEYS; CAM DRIVER MEANS SLIDABLE IN SAID GROOVES; CAM FOLLOWER MEAN ENGAGING SAID CAM DRIVER MEANS AND RESPONSIVE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID CAM DRIVER TO ASSUME POSITIONS IN SAID HILLS AND VALLEYS CORRESPONDING TO A DESIRED SWITCH ENERGIZATION POSITION; ACTUATOR MEANS FOLLOWING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID CAM FOLLOWER MEANS AND EXTENDING FROM SAID HOLLOW INTERIOR TO PROVIDE A FORCE ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS THEREOF; AND RECIPROCABLE CONTACT MEANS CARRIED AT A POINT ACROSS THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID HOSING IN INTERFERING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID ACTUATOR MEANS FOR ALTERNATELY ENERGIZING CIRCUITS IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT TO SAID ACTUATOR MEANS TO SELECTIVELY SWITCH VEHICLE HEADLAMPS TO HIGH AND LOW POSITIONS.

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