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US3338104A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Adjustable programming arrangement

Assignee: Heppenstall Co
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Filing: 1965-06-24
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Granted: 1967-08-29
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Expires: 1985-06-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Alfred H Drain

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 20:35
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H43/00; H01H43/02; H01H43/04; H01H43/08; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S474/00; Y10S474/90; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/11; Y10T74/114; Y10T74/115; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2101; Y10T74/2102

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 236 words
IN A PROGRAMMING ELEMENT, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A SUPPORT, MEANS MOUNTING A JOURNAL BUSHING ON SAID SUPPORT, A TUBULAR OUTPUT SHAFT JOURNALED FOR ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT IN SAID BUSHING, ANTI-FRICTIONAL MEANS FOR SECURING SAID OUTPUT SHAFT IN SAID BUSHING AGAINST RELATIVE LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT, DRIVE MEANS SECURED ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID OUTPUT SHAFT FOR IMPARTING ROTATION THERETO, DIAL MEANS MOUNTED ADJACENT THE OTHER END OF SAID OUTPUT SHAFT FOR ROTATION THEREWITH STATIONARY INDEX MEANS ON SAID SUPPORT FOR INDICATING ROTATIONAL DISPLACEMENT IN COOPERATION WITH SAID DIAL MEANS, AN AUXILIARY DRIVE SHAFT EXTENDING THROUGH SAID OUTPUT SHAFT AND MOUNTED FOR ROTATION THEREIN, SAID AUXILIARY SHAFT TERMINATING AT ONE END IN A CLUTCH MEMBER DISPOSED CLOSELY ADJACENT TO SAID DRIVE MEANS, CAMMING MEANS MOUNTED ON THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID CLUTCH MEMBER FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH A RESPONSE ELEMENT, MEANS FOR APPLYING A LONGITUDINAL BIASING FORCE TO SAID AUXILIARY SHAFT IN A DIRECTION TO URGE SAID CLUTCH MEMBER INTO CLUTCHING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID DRIVE MEANS, MEANS ENGAGING THE OTHER END OF SAID AUXILIARY SHAFT FOR DISENGAGING SAID CLUTCH MEMBER AGAINST THE ACTION OF SAID BIASING MEANS AND FOR ROTATING SAID CLUTCH MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID DRIVE MEANS AND SAID OUTPUT SHAFT, AND ADDITIONAL INDEX MEANS SECURED TO SAID AUXILIARY SHAFT ADJACENT SAID OTHER END, SAID LAST-MENTIONED INDEX MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID DIAL MEANS TO INDICATE THE AMOUNT OF RELATIVE ROTATION OF SAID CLUTCH MEMBER WITH RESPECT TO SAID DRIVE MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 236 words
IN A PROGRAMMING ELEMENT, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A SUPPORT, MEANS MOUNTING A JOURNAL BUSHING ON SAID SUPPORT, A TUBULAR OUTPUT SHAFT JOURNALED FOR ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT IN SAID BUSHING, ANTI-FRICTIONAL MEANS FOR SECURING SAID OUTPUT SHAFT IN SAID BUSHING AGAINST RELATIVE LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT, DRIVE MEANS SECURED ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID OUTPUT SHAFT FOR IMPARTING ROTATION THERETO, DIAL MEANS MOUNTED ADJACENT THE OTHER END OF SAID OUTPUT SHAFT FOR ROTATION THEREWITH STATIONARY INDEX MEANS ON SAID SUPPORT FOR INDICATING ROTATIONAL DISPLACEMENT IN COOPERATION WITH SAID DIAL MEANS, AN AUXILIARY DRIVE SHAFT EXTENDING THROUGH SAID OUTPUT SHAFT AND MOUNTED FOR ROTATION THEREIN, SAID AUXILIARY SHAFT TERMINATING AT ONE END IN A CLUTCH MEMBER DISPOSED CLOSELY ADJACENT TO SAID DRIVE MEANS, CAMMING MEANS MOUNTED ON THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID CLUTCH MEMBER FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH A RESPONSE ELEMENT, MEANS FOR APPLYING A LONGITUDINAL BIASING FORCE TO SAID AUXILIARY SHAFT IN A DIRECTION TO URGE SAID CLUTCH MEMBER INTO CLUTCHING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID DRIVE MEANS, MEANS ENGAGING THE OTHER END OF SAID AUXILIARY SHAFT FOR DISENGAGING SAID CLUTCH MEMBER AGAINST THE ACTION OF SAID BIASING MEANS AND FOR ROTATING SAID CLUTCH MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID DRIVE MEANS AND SAID OUTPUT SHAFT, AND ADDITIONAL INDEX MEANS SECURED TO SAID AUXILIARY SHAFT ADJACENT SAID OTHER END, SAID LAST-MENTIONED INDEX MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID DIAL MEANS TO INDICATE THE AMOUNT OF RELATIVE ROTATION OF SAID CLUTCH MEMBER WITH RESPECT TO SAID DRIVE MEANS.

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