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Assignee: Essex Wire Corp
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Filing: 1965-02-15
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Granted: 1967-01-24
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Expires: 1985-02-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Rocher Gideon A Du
  • 👤 Chester T Hill

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 14:11
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60Q; B60Q1/00; B60Q1/26; B60Q1/34; B60Q1/40; B60Q1/42; B60Q1/425; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/11

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 257 words
IN A TURN SIGNAL, THE COMBINATION OF A STEERING SHAFT HAVING A TURN SIGNAL RELEASE CAM, A STATIONARY MEMBER, A ROCK SHAFT JOURNALED THEREIN, A MOVABLE MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID ROCK SHAFT FOR ROCKING MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID STATIONARY MEMBER, MEANS OPERABLE TO NORMALLY CENTER SAID MOVABLE MEMBER IN NEUTRAL POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID STATIONARY MEMBER, LATCH MEANS FOR SAID MOVABLE MEMBER IN ANY OF THREE POSITIONS, NAMELY, NEUTRAL, LEFT TURN INDICATING AND RIGHT TURN INDICATING POSITIONS, SAID LATCH MEANS COMPRISING A PAIR OF DETENTS SLIDABLY CARRIED BY AND MOVABLE AXIALLY RELATIVE TO SAID MOVABLE MEMBER, SAID STATIONARY MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF NOTCHES TO RECEIVE SAID PAIR OF DETENTS IN NEUTRAL POSITION, A THIRD NOTCH FOR RECEIVING ONE OF SAID DETENTS IN LEFT TURN INDICATING POSITION AND A FOURTH NOTCH FOR RECEIVING THE OTHER OF SAID DETENTS IN RIGHT TURN INDICATING POSITION, SPRING MEANS BIASING SAID DETENTS TO SLIDE INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID NOTCHES, A CANCEL FINGER FOR EACH OF SAID DETENTS AND PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID MOVABLE MEMBER, SAID MOVABLE MEMBER, WHEN ROCKED FOR A LEFT TURN INDICATION, POSITIONING THE LEFT TURN CANCEL FINGER ONLY IN THE PATH OF SAID RELEASE CAM, AND WHEN ROCKED FOR A RIGHT TURN INDICATION, POSITIONING THE RIGHT TURN CANCEL FINGER ONLY IN THE PATH OF SAID RELEASE CAM, EACH OF SAID CANCEL FINGERS COOPERATING WITH ITS RESPECTIVE DETENT TO SLIDABLY RETRACT IT FROM ITS TURN INDICATING POSITION WHEREUPON SAID MEANS OPERABLE TO NORMALLY CENTER SAID MOVABLE MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID STATIONARY MEMBER RETURNS SAID MOVABLE MEMBER TO NEUTRAL POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 257 words
IN A TURN SIGNAL, THE COMBINATION OF A STEERING SHAFT HAVING A TURN SIGNAL RELEASE CAM, A STATIONARY MEMBER, A ROCK SHAFT JOURNALED THEREIN, A MOVABLE MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID ROCK SHAFT FOR ROCKING MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID STATIONARY MEMBER, MEANS OPERABLE TO NORMALLY CENTER SAID MOVABLE MEMBER IN NEUTRAL POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID STATIONARY MEMBER, LATCH MEANS FOR SAID MOVABLE MEMBER IN ANY OF THREE POSITIONS, NAMELY, NEUTRAL, LEFT TURN INDICATING AND RIGHT TURN INDICATING POSITIONS, SAID LATCH MEANS COMPRISING A PAIR OF DETENTS SLIDABLY CARRIED BY AND MOVABLE AXIALLY RELATIVE TO SAID MOVABLE MEMBER, SAID STATIONARY MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF NOTCHES TO RECEIVE SAID PAIR OF DETENTS IN NEUTRAL POSITION, A THIRD NOTCH FOR RECEIVING ONE OF SAID DETENTS IN LEFT TURN INDICATING POSITION AND A FOURTH NOTCH FOR RECEIVING THE OTHER OF SAID DETENTS IN RIGHT TURN INDICATING POSITION, SPRING MEANS BIASING SAID DETENTS TO SLIDE INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID NOTCHES, A CANCEL FINGER FOR EACH OF SAID DETENTS AND PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID MOVABLE MEMBER, SAID MOVABLE MEMBER, WHEN ROCKED FOR A LEFT TURN INDICATION, POSITIONING THE LEFT TURN CANCEL FINGER ONLY IN THE PATH OF SAID RELEASE CAM, AND WHEN ROCKED FOR A RIGHT TURN INDICATION, POSITIONING THE RIGHT TURN CANCEL FINGER ONLY IN THE PATH OF SAID RELEASE CAM, EACH OF SAID CANCEL FINGERS COOPERATING WITH ITS RESPECTIVE DETENT TO SLIDABLY RETRACT IT FROM ITS TURN INDICATING POSITION WHEREUPON SAID MEANS OPERABLE TO NORMALLY CENTER SAID MOVABLE MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID STATIONARY MEMBER RETURNS SAID MOVABLE MEMBER TO NEUTRAL POSITION.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-01-23 1970-07-25 1971-01-24 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-01-23 1974-07-25 1975-01-24 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-01-23 1978-07-25 1979-01-24 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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