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Microswitch holder-assembly

Assignee: MERRILL MACHINERY CO
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Filing: 1964-12-23
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Granted: 1966-12-06
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Expires: 1984-12-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Charles F Bross

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 20:50
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H13/00; H01H13/02; H01H13/04; H02; H02B; H02B1/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 190 words
A MICROSWITCH ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, (A) A RECTANGULAR SHAPED HOLLOW HOUSING HAVING FOUR WALLS DEFINING TWO OPPOSED OPEN FACES; (B) A PLATE SECURED TO ONE OF SAID FACES OF SAID HOUSING TO CLOSE THE OPENING; (C) AN INSULATION CORE FILLING SUBSTANTIALLY HALF OF SAID HOUSING ABOVE SAID PLATE AND HAVING IN ITS UPPER EXPOSED SURFACE A CENTRAL RECESS; (D) A PLURALITY OF CONDUCTRS EACH ATTACHED TO AN APERTURE TERMINAL CONTACT AND FIXEDLY EMBEDDED IN THE INSULATION CORE WITH THE TERMINAL CONTACTS SEATED EXPOSED IN DEPRESSIONS IN THE UPPER FACE OF SAID INSULATION CORE; (E) A MICROSWITCH DIMENSIONED TO SIT IN SAID HOUSING ABOVE THE INSULATION CORE AND HAVING A CENTRAL DOWNWARD PROJECTION ON ITS BOTTOM SURFACE COMPLEMENTING SAID RECESS IN THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID INSULATION CORE, SAID PROJECTION TO BE SNUGLY RECEIVED IN SAID RECESS TO PRECLUDE LATERAL MOVEMENT OF THE MICROSWITCH WITH RESPECT TO SAID CORE; AND (F) KNOB SHAPED TERMINAL CONTACTS FIXED ON THE FACE OF THE MICROSWITCH OPPOSED TO THE INSULATION CORE AND DIMENSIONED TO SNAP INTO AND OUT OF SAID RESPECTIVE APERTURED CONDUCTOR TERMINAL CONTACTS WHEN THE MICROSWITCH IS SEATED INTO OR REMOVED FROM SAID HOUSING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 190 words
A MICROSWITCH ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, (A) A RECTANGULAR SHAPED HOLLOW HOUSING HAVING FOUR WALLS DEFINING TWO OPPOSED OPEN FACES; (B) A PLATE SECURED TO ONE OF SAID FACES OF SAID HOUSING TO CLOSE THE OPENING; (C) AN INSULATION CORE FILLING SUBSTANTIALLY HALF OF SAID HOUSING ABOVE SAID PLATE AND HAVING IN ITS UPPER EXPOSED SURFACE A CENTRAL RECESS; (D) A PLURALITY OF CONDUCTRS EACH ATTACHED TO AN APERTURE TERMINAL CONTACT AND FIXEDLY EMBEDDED IN THE INSULATION CORE WITH THE TERMINAL CONTACTS SEATED EXPOSED IN DEPRESSIONS IN THE UPPER FACE OF SAID INSULATION CORE; (E) A MICROSWITCH DIMENSIONED TO SIT IN SAID HOUSING ABOVE THE INSULATION CORE AND HAVING A CENTRAL DOWNWARD PROJECTION ON ITS BOTTOM SURFACE COMPLEMENTING SAID RECESS IN THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID INSULATION CORE, SAID PROJECTION TO BE SNUGLY RECEIVED IN SAID RECESS TO PRECLUDE LATERAL MOVEMENT OF THE MICROSWITCH WITH RESPECT TO SAID CORE; AND (F) KNOB SHAPED TERMINAL CONTACTS FIXED ON THE FACE OF THE MICROSWITCH OPPOSED TO THE INSULATION CORE AND DIMENSIONED TO SNAP INTO AND OUT OF SAID RESPECTIVE APERTURED CONDUCTOR TERMINAL CONTACTS WHEN THE MICROSWITCH IS SEATED INTO OR REMOVED FROM SAID HOUSING.

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