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Trembler switch

Assignee: United States Department of the Army
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Filing: 1957-07-30
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Granted: 1968-12-10
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Expires: 1977-07-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Herman R Kollmeyer

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 22:39
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H35/00; H01H35/14; H01H35/144

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 293 words
A TREMBLER SWITCH WHICH CLOSES FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF TIME IN RESPONSE TO FORCES WHICH ACT ON SAID SWITCH ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, SAID SWITCH COMPRISING: AN INSULATIVE CYLINDER HAVING FIRST AND SECOND OPEN ENDS; AND INSULATIVE PLUG DISPOSED IN THE FIRST END; A CONDUCTIVE PLUG DISPOSED IN THE SECOND END, SAID CONDUCTIVE PLUG HAVING A CYLINDRICAL BORE THEREIN; A ROUND RESILIENT FILAMENT IN SAID CYLINDER, ONE END OF SAID FILAMENT FIXED IN SAID INSULATIVE PLUG, THE OTHER END OF SAID FILAMENT BEING FREE, SAID FILAMENT BEING CAPABLE OF BENDING IN ALL DIRECTIONS, THE LONGITUDINAL AXES OF SAID FILAMENT, CYLINDER AND CYLINDRICAL BORE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY COAXIAL, THE EXTREMITY OF THE FREE END OF SAID FILAMENT EXTENDIKNG INTO SAID CYLINDRICAL BORE, SAID EXTREMITY BEING SPACED FROM THE WALLS OF SAID BORE WHEN SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID FILAMENT IS SUBSTANTIALLY COAXIAL WITH THE LONGITUDINAL AXES OF SAID CYLINDER; A WEIGHT POSITIONED WITH, AND SPACED FROM THE INNER WALLS OF SAID CYLINDER SAID WEIGHT POSITIONED INTERMEDIATE THE FIXED AND FREE ENDS OF SAID FILAMENTS; A COAXIAL BORE THROUGH THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID WEIGHT, SAID BORE ALSO BEING COAXIAL TO SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID FILAMENT AND SERVING TO FIX SAID WEIGHT TO SAID FILAMENT AND SERVING TO FIX SAID ENDS THEREOF, SAID WEIGHT PRESSING SAID EXTREMITY OF SAID FILAMENT INTO CONTACT WITH SAID BORE WHEN SAID WEIGHT IS FORCED TOWARD AND AGAINST SAID INNER WALLS OR SAID CYLINDER IN RESPONSE TO FORCES ACTIDNG IN ANY DIRECTION ON SAID SWITCH, SAID WEIGHT THEREUPON BENDING SAID FILAMENT SUBSTANTIALLY INTERMEDIATE SAID FIXED AND FREE ENDS, CAUSING SAID EXTREMITY TO REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH SAOID BORE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE AND AFTER SAID WEIGHT ELEMENT CONTACTS SAID INNER WALLS OF SAID CYLINDER
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 293 words
A TREMBLER SWITCH WHICH CLOSES FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF TIME IN RESPONSE TO FORCES WHICH ACT ON SAID SWITCH ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, SAID SWITCH COMPRISING: AN INSULATIVE CYLINDER HAVING FIRST AND SECOND OPEN ENDS; AND INSULATIVE PLUG DISPOSED IN THE FIRST END; A CONDUCTIVE PLUG DISPOSED IN THE SECOND END, SAID CONDUCTIVE PLUG HAVING A CYLINDRICAL BORE THEREIN; A ROUND RESILIENT FILAMENT IN SAID CYLINDER, ONE END OF SAID FILAMENT FIXED IN SAID INSULATIVE PLUG, THE OTHER END OF SAID FILAMENT BEING FREE, SAID FILAMENT BEING CAPABLE OF BENDING IN ALL DIRECTIONS, THE LONGITUDINAL AXES OF SAID FILAMENT, CYLINDER AND CYLINDRICAL BORE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY COAXIAL, THE EXTREMITY OF THE FREE END OF SAID FILAMENT EXTENDIKNG INTO SAID CYLINDRICAL BORE, SAID EXTREMITY BEING SPACED FROM THE WALLS OF SAID BORE WHEN SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID FILAMENT IS SUBSTANTIALLY COAXIAL WITH THE LONGITUDINAL AXES OF SAID CYLINDER; A WEIGHT POSITIONED WITH, AND SPACED FROM THE INNER WALLS OF SAID CYLINDER SAID WEIGHT POSITIONED INTERMEDIATE THE FIXED AND FREE ENDS OF SAID FILAMENTS; A COAXIAL BORE THROUGH THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID WEIGHT, SAID BORE ALSO BEING COAXIAL TO SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID FILAMENT AND SERVING TO FIX SAID WEIGHT TO SAID FILAMENT AND SERVING TO FIX SAID ENDS THEREOF, SAID WEIGHT PRESSING SAID EXTREMITY OF SAID FILAMENT INTO CONTACT WITH SAID BORE WHEN SAID WEIGHT IS FORCED TOWARD AND AGAINST SAID INNER WALLS OR SAID CYLINDER IN RESPONSE TO FORCES ACTIDNG IN ANY DIRECTION ON SAID SWITCH, SAID WEIGHT THEREUPON BENDING SAID FILAMENT SUBSTANTIALLY INTERMEDIATE SAID FIXED AND FREE ENDS, CAUSING SAID EXTREMITY TO REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH SAOID BORE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE AND AFTER SAID WEIGHT ELEMENT CONTACTS SAID INNER WALLS OF SAID CYLINDER

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