US3308675A
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Control device
Assignee: Saab Bofors AB
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Filing: 1964-12-11
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Granted: 1967-03-14
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Expires: 1984-12-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jonsson Olov Mattias
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:06
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05G; G05G9/00; G05G9/02; G05G9/04; G05G9/047; F; F41; F41A; F41A27/00; F41A27/06; F41G; F41G7/00; F41G7/20; F41G7/30; F41G7/301; G01; G01S; G01S1/00; G01S1/02; G05G5/00; G05G5/05; G05G2009/04703; G05G2009/04714; G05G2009/04718; G05G2009/0474; G05G2009/04748; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20012; Y10T74/20576; Y10T74/20582; Y10T74/20612
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
A CONTROL DEVICE COMPRISING A CONTROL LEVER, A PIVOT JOINT SUPPORTING SAID LEVER AT ONE END THEREOF UNIVERSALLY PIVOTAL WITHIN A GIVEN SOLID ANGLE RELATIVE TO A NEUTRAL POSITION OF THE LEVER, AND RETURN SPRING MEANS ACTING UPON SAID LEVER IN ANY POSITION OF TILT THEREOF TO URGE THE LEVER CONTINUOUSLY TOWARD SAID NEUTRAL POSITION, SAID RETURN SPRING MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST MEMBER HAVING A SURFACE BOUNDED BY A PLANE CIRCULAR RIM, A SECOND MEMBER HAVING A PLANE SEATING SURFACE FOR SAID FIRST MEMBER, ONE OF SAID MEMBERS BEING CONNECTED TO SAID LEVER FOR PARTICIPATION IN PIVOTAL MOVEMENTS THEREOF AND THE OTHER MEMBER BEING STATIONARILY MOUNTED, AND A SPRING MEANS AXIALLY AND SYMMETRICALLY DISPOSED RELATIVE TO THE CIRCULAR RIM OF SAID FIRST MEMBER TO ACT UPON ONE OF SAID MEMBERS IN A DIRECTION NORMAL TO SAID PLANE SEATING SURFACE WHEN THE LEVER IS IN ITS NEUTRAL POSITION TO URGE THE TWO MEMBERS INTO A STABLE POSITION RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER IN WHICH POSITION SAID CIRCULAR RIM ABUTS ALONG SUBSTANTIALLY ITS ENTIRE PERIPHERY AGAINST SAID PLANE SURFACE WHILE PERMITTING AN ANGULAR ROCKING MOVEMENT OF THE FIRST MEMBER IN REFERENCE TO SAID SEATING SURFACE ABOUT ANY PERIPHERAL POINT OF THE RIM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
199 words
A CONTROL DEVICE COMPRISING A CONTROL LEVER, A PIVOT JOINT SUPPORTING SAID LEVER AT ONE END THEREOF UNIVERSALLY PIVOTAL WITHIN A GIVEN SOLID ANGLE RELATIVE TO A NEUTRAL POSITION OF THE LEVER, AND RETURN SPRING MEANS ACTING UPON SAID LEVER IN ANY POSITION OF TILT THEREOF TO URGE THE LEVER CONTINUOUSLY TOWARD SAID NEUTRAL POSITION, SAID RETURN SPRING MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST MEMBER HAVING A SURFACE BOUNDED BY A PLANE CIRCULAR RIM, A SECOND MEMBER HAVING A PLANE SEATING SURFACE FOR SAID FIRST MEMBER, ONE OF SAID MEMBERS BEING CONNECTED TO SAID LEVER FOR PARTICIPATION IN PIVOTAL MOVEMENTS THEREOF AND THE OTHER MEMBER BEING STATIONARILY MOUNTED, AND A SPRING MEANS AXIALLY AND SYMMETRICALLY DISPOSED RELATIVE TO THE CIRCULAR RIM OF SAID FIRST MEMBER TO ACT UPON ONE OF SAID MEMBERS IN A DIRECTION NORMAL TO SAID PLANE SEATING SURFACE WHEN THE LEVER IS IN ITS NEUTRAL POSITION TO URGE THE TWO MEMBERS INTO A STABLE POSITION RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER IN WHICH POSITION SAID CIRCULAR RIM ABUTS ALONG SUBSTANTIALLY ITS ENTIRE PERIPHERY AGAINST SAID PLANE SURFACE WHILE PERMITTING AN ANGULAR ROCKING MOVEMENT OF THE FIRST MEMBER IN REFERENCE TO SAID SEATING SURFACE ABOUT ANY PERIPHERAL POINT OF THE RIM.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-03-13 | 1970-09-12 | 1971-03-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-03-13 | 1974-09-12 | 1975-03-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-03-13 | 1978-09-12 | 1979-03-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |