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US3286762A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Combination pilot burner and thermocouple mount

Assignee: Robertshaw Controls Co
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Filing: 1964-12-03
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Granted: 1966-11-22
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Expires: 1984-12-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Harold A Mcintosh
  • 👤 Rehrig Houston

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 21:23
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23Q; F23Q9/00; F23Q9/02; F23Q9/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 193 words
A MOUNT FOR A PILOT BURNER AND CYLINDRICAL THERMOCOUPLE FOR ATTACHMENT TO A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE COMPRISING: A MOUNTING BRACKET HAVING AT LEAST ONE APERTURE ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF, THE OTHER END OF SAID MOUNTING BRACKET FORMING A CURVED ARM, SAID MOUNTING BRACKET HAVING AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION CONNECTING SAID ENDS; A BACK BRACKET ATTACHED TO SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION AND HAVING A PROTECTING ARM GENERALLY DIVERGING WITH RESPECT TO SAID CURVED ARM, SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION AND SAID ARMS FORMING A GENERALLY Y-SHAPED SECTION; A CURVED RESILIENT LOCK SPRING FIXED AT SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION BETWEEN SAID BRACKETS, SAID LOCK SPRING FOLLOWING SAID PROTECTING ARM AND NORMALLY CURVING AWAY FROM SAID CURVED ARM FOR A FIRST PORTION OF ITS LENGTH AND THEN NORMALLY CURVING TOWARD SAID CURVED CURVED ARM FOR A SECOND PORTION OF ITS LENGTH, SAID CURVED ARM AND SAID LOCK SPRING FORMING A PORTION OF A CYLINDRICAL SECTION FOR RELEASABLY RETAINING SAID THERMOCOUPLE; A TAB ON SAID LOCK SPRING, SAID TAB PROTRUDING REARWARDLY TOWARD SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION AND INWARDLY TOWARD SAID CURVED ARM TO FIRMLY SECURE SAID THERMOCOUPLE; AND A PILOT BURNER FIXED TO SAID MOUNTING BRACKET AND CLAMPING A PORTION OF SAID SPRING THEREAGAINST.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 193 words
A MOUNT FOR A PILOT BURNER AND CYLINDRICAL THERMOCOUPLE FOR ATTACHMENT TO A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE COMPRISING: A MOUNTING BRACKET HAVING AT LEAST ONE APERTURE ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF, THE OTHER END OF SAID MOUNTING BRACKET FORMING A CURVED ARM, SAID MOUNTING BRACKET HAVING AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION CONNECTING SAID ENDS; A BACK BRACKET ATTACHED TO SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION AND HAVING A PROTECTING ARM GENERALLY DIVERGING WITH RESPECT TO SAID CURVED ARM, SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION AND SAID ARMS FORMING A GENERALLY Y-SHAPED SECTION; A CURVED RESILIENT LOCK SPRING FIXED AT SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION BETWEEN SAID BRACKETS, SAID LOCK SPRING FOLLOWING SAID PROTECTING ARM AND NORMALLY CURVING AWAY FROM SAID CURVED ARM FOR A FIRST PORTION OF ITS LENGTH AND THEN NORMALLY CURVING TOWARD SAID CURVED CURVED ARM FOR A SECOND PORTION OF ITS LENGTH, SAID CURVED ARM AND SAID LOCK SPRING FORMING A PORTION OF A CYLINDRICAL SECTION FOR RELEASABLY RETAINING SAID THERMOCOUPLE; A TAB ON SAID LOCK SPRING, SAID TAB PROTRUDING REARWARDLY TOWARD SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION AND INWARDLY TOWARD SAID CURVED ARM TO FIRMLY SECURE SAID THERMOCOUPLE; AND A PILOT BURNER FIXED TO SAID MOUNTING BRACKET AND CLAMPING A PORTION OF SAID SPRING THEREAGAINST.

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