US3308248A
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Rotary switch with improved contact structure
Assignee: Globe Union Inc
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Filing: 1965-02-12
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Granted: 1967-03-07
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Expires: 1985-02-12
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephan Kurt
- 👤 Tronca Dennis Pat
- 👤 Piotrowski George Peter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 06:10
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H19/00; H01H19/54; H01H19/56; H01H19/58
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
IN A ROTARY SWITCH, THE COMBINATION WHICH COMPRISES A STATOR HAVING AT LEAST ONE RAISED PORTION ON AT LEAST ONE SIDE THEREOF, A ROTOR POSITIONED COAXIALLY WITHIN THE STATOR FOR ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO THE STATOR, AT LEAST ONE CONTACT ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON EACH SIDE OF THE ROTOR ASSOCIATED WITH A SIDE OF THE STATOR HAVING A RAISED PORTION, AND A SELECTED NUMBER OF WIPER ASSEMBLIES MOUNTED ON THE STATOR FOR ENGAGING THE ASSOCIATED CONTACT ASSEMBLIES BELOW THE OUTERMOST ASSOCIATED SIDE SURFACE OF THE SWITCH AS THE ROTOR IS ROTATED RELATIVE TO THE STATOR SO THAT ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ARE SELECTIVELY ESTABLISHED THEREBETWEEN THE RAISED PORTIONS BEING DISPOSED SO THAT THE ENGAGING PORTIONS OF THE CONTACT AND WIPER ASSEMBLIES ARE NOT ENGAGEABLE BY A SURFACE WHEN AN OUTERMOST SIDE SURFACE RESTS UPON THE SURFACE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
IN A ROTARY SWITCH, THE COMBINATION WHICH COMPRISES A STATOR HAVING AT LEAST ONE RAISED PORTION ON AT LEAST ONE SIDE THEREOF, A ROTOR POSITIONED COAXIALLY WITHIN THE STATOR FOR ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO THE STATOR, AT LEAST ONE CONTACT ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON EACH SIDE OF THE ROTOR ASSOCIATED WITH A SIDE OF THE STATOR HAVING A RAISED PORTION, AND A SELECTED NUMBER OF WIPER ASSEMBLIES MOUNTED ON THE STATOR FOR ENGAGING THE ASSOCIATED CONTACT ASSEMBLIES BELOW THE OUTERMOST ASSOCIATED SIDE SURFACE OF THE SWITCH AS THE ROTOR IS ROTATED RELATIVE TO THE STATOR SO THAT ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ARE SELECTIVELY ESTABLISHED THEREBETWEEN THE RAISED PORTIONS BEING DISPOSED SO THAT THE ENGAGING PORTIONS OF THE CONTACT AND WIPER ASSEMBLIES ARE NOT ENGAGEABLE BY A SURFACE WHEN AN OUTERMOST SIDE SURFACE RESTS UPON THE SURFACE.
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