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US3272933A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Rotary indexing programmer switch using circuit boards

Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1964-07-10
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Granted: 1966-09-13
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Expires: 1984-07-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Billy J Henderson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 01:19
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R31/00; G01R31/28; G01R31/2801; G01R31/2806; G01R31/2808

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 160 words
APPARATUS FOR COMPACTLY STORING AND RAPIDLY AND ACCURATELY SELECTING ANY ONE OF A PLURALITY OF PRE-CONSTRUCTED ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BOARDS COMPRISING A REEL ROTATABLE ABOUT ITS CENTRAL AXIS, A PLURALITY OF PLANAR MEMBERS EACH SUPPORTING ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS THEREON, SAID PLANAR MEMBERS BEING SUPPORTED BY SAID REEL AND BEING DISPOSED RADIALLY INSPACED ANGULAR RELATIONSHIP ABOUT AND AXIS, ELECTRICAL TERMINAL MEANS DISPOSED ALONG THE OUTERMOST EDGE OF EACH OF SAID PLANAR MEMBERS AND PROVIDING CIRCUIT CONNECTIONS TO THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS ON THE RESPECTIVE PLANAR MEMBERS, AT LEAST ONE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR PLUG DISPOSED AT A FIXED ANGULAR POSITION BEYOND THE OUTERMOST EDGE OF SAID PLANAR MEMBERS AND ALIGNED FOR INSERTION INTO CONTACT WITH THE TERMINAL MEANS ON A PLANAR MEMBER POSITIONED AT SAID FIRST ANGULAR POSITION, MEANS IMPARTING A LINEAR RADIAL MOTION TO SAID CONNECTOR PLUG TO MOVE SAID PLUG INWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY TO INSERT AND WITHDRAW IT INTO AND FROM ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TERMINAL MEANS OF A RADIALLY ALIGNED PLANAR MEMBER.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-09-12 1970-03-14 1970-09-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-09-12 1974-03-14 1974-09-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-09-12 1978-03-14 1978-09-13 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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