Instrument mounting assembly with timer camming arrangement

Claim 2

An instrument mounting assembly which comprises a mounting receptacle having a hollow chamber, one rear end of which is closed and the other front end is open and provided with an outwardly extending flange portion, a supporting plate secured to said flange portion and having at least a pair of frontwardly extending carrier members, each of said carrier members having at least one pin extending inwardly, a mating module having a bezel of the substantially same outline as that of said flange portion of said mounting receptacle and a cylindrical housing removably inserted in said hollow chamber of said mounting remodule, said bezel having a pair of opposed side surfaces each formed at its substantially intermediate portion with an outwardly extending projection and a notch inwardly recessed, said cylindrical housing of said mating module being adapted to therein accommodate operatively any suitable electrical and/or mechanical instrument, a substantially U-shaped handle pivoted near its open end to said notches of said bezel and adapted to be manually raised to a substantially horizontal position and lowered to a vertical position, said handle having a pair of first and second fingers on both of its parallel arms, a curved slot formed between said first and second fingers through which said projection on both of the side surfaces of said bezel is extended and an inwardly extending recess formed at the free end extremity of said second finger removably engaging with said inwardly extending pin on both of said carrier members of said supporting plate whereby, when the mating module is to be mounted to the mounting receptacle with the cylindrical housing inserted in the hollow chamber by lowering said handle to the vertical position, said handle pivots about said inwardly extending pin on both of said carrier members of said supporting plate while said first finger on both of the open ends of said handle draws said mating module in the direction to said mounting receptacle in sliding engagement with said projection on both of the side surfaces of said bezel.

Claim 3

An instrument mounting assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said flange portion of the mounting receptacle and said supporting plate are integrally formed with respect to each other.

Claim 4

An instrument mounting assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said inwardly recessed notch loosely accommodate therein a pin provided in said handle and positioned below the depth of said curved slot for providing a fulcrum about which said handle pivots.

Claim 5

An instrument mounting assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said projection on both of the side surfaces of said bezel and said inwardly extending pin on both of said carrier members of said supporting plate are in alignment with respect to each other and in parallel relation to the horizontal center line of said instrument mounting assembly, said inwardly recessed notch being located below a line of said alignment between said projection on both of the side surfaces of said bezel and said inwardly extending pin on both of said carrier members.

Claim 6

An instrument mounting assembly which comprises a mounting receptacle having a hollow chamber, one rear end of which is closed and the other front end is open and provided with an outwardly extending flange portion, a supporting plate secured to said flange portion and having at least a pair of frontwardly extending carrier members, each of said carrier members having at least one pin extending inwardly, a mating module having a bezel of the substantially Same outline as that of said flange portion of said mounting receptacle and a cylindrical housing inserted in said hollow chamber of said mounting receptacle, said bezel having a pair of opposed side surfaces each formed at its substantially intermediate portion with an outwardly extending projection and a notch inwardly recessed, said cylindrical housing of said mating module being adapted to therein accommodate operatively any suitable electrical and/or mechanical instrument, a handle adapted to be manually raised to a substantially horizontal position and lowered to a vertical position and having a grip portion and a pair of opposed arms integral with and extending from said grip portion, each of said handle arms being formed with a pair of first and second fingers near its open end, a curved slot formed between said first and second fingers through which said projection on both of the side surfaces of said bezel is to be extended, an inwardly extending recess formed at the free end extremity of said second fingers in removable engagement with said inwardly extending pin on both of said carrier members of said supporting plate and an inwardly extending pin formed on said second finger below the depth of said inwardly extending recess which removably loosely and pivotally engages in said notch whereby said handle is pivotally supported by said bezel and hence said mating module such that, when the mating capsule is to be mounted to the mounting receptacle with the cylindrical housing inserted in the hollow chamber by lowering said handle to the vertical position, said handle pivots about said inwardly extending pin on both of said carrier members of said supporting plate while said pin on said second finger moved one point to another within said notch causing the first finger to draw said mating module in the direction to said mounting receptacle in sliding engagement with said projection on both of the side surfaces of said bezel and, when said module, that has been mounted to said mounting receptacle, is to be separated therefrom by raising the handle from the vertical position to the horizontal position, said pin on both of said second fingers is situated to a predetermined location for serving as a fulcrum about which said handle pivots thereby permitting said second finger, with said pin on said carrier member in engagement with said inwardly extending recess, to separate said bezel and hence said module away from said mounting receptacle.

Claim 7

An instrument mounting assembly which comprises a mounting receptacle having a hollow chamber, one rear end of which is closed and the other front end is open and provided with an outwardly extending flange portion, a supporting plate secured to said flange portion and having at least a pair of frontwardly extending carrier members, each of said carrier members having at least one pin extending inwardly, a mating module having a bezel of the substantially Same outline as that of said flange portion of said mounting receptacle and a cylindrical housing inserted in said hollow chamber of said mounting receptacle, said bezel having a pair of opposed side surfaces each formed at its substantially intermediate portion with an outwardly extending projection and a notch inwardly recessed, said cylindrical housing of said mating module being adapted to therein accommodate operatively any suitable electrical and/or mechanical instrument, a handle adapted to be manually raised to a substantially horizontal position and lowered to a vertical position and having a grip portion and a pair of opposed arms integral with and extending from said grip portion, each of said handle arms being formed with a pair of first and second fingers near its open end, a curved slot formed between said first and second fingers through which said projection on both of the side surfaces of said bezel is to be extended, an inwardly extending recess formed at the free end extremity of said second fingers in removable engagement with said inwardly extending pin on both of said carrier members of said supporting plate and an inwardly extending pin formed on said second finger below the depth of said inwardly extending recess which removably loosely and pivotally engages in said notch whereby said handle is pivotally supported by said bezel and hence said mating module such that, when the mating capsule is to be mounted to the mounting receptacle with the cylindrical housing inserted in the hollow chamber by lowering said handle to the vertical position, said handle pivots about said inwardly extending pin on both of said carrier members of said supporting plate while said pin on said second finger moved one point to another within said notch causing the first finger to draw said mating module in the direction to said mounting receptacle in sliding engagement with said projection on both of the side surfaces of said bezel and, when said module, that has been mounted to said mounting receptacle, is to be separated therefrom by raising the handle from the vertical position to the horizontal position, said pin on both of said second fingers is situated to a predetermined location for serving as a fulcrum about which said handle pivots thereby permitting said second finger, with said pin on said carrier member in engagement with said inwardly extending recess, to separate said bezel and hence said module away from said mounting receptacle.

Claim 8

A rapidly replaceable timer housing assembly which comprises a mounting receptacle having a hollow chamber, one rear end of which is closed and the other end is open and provided with an outwardly extending flange portion, a supporting plate secured to said flange portion and having at least a pair of frontwardly extending carrier members, each of said carrier members having at least one pin extending inwardly, a mating module having a bezel of the substantially same outline as that of said flange portion of said mounting receptacle and a cylindrical housing removably inserted in said hollow chamber of said mounting receptacle, said bezel including a dial plate mounted to its front and a knob-controlled pointer needles each concentric with said dial plate and formed with a pair of opposed side surfaces each having an outwardly extending projection and an inwardly recessed notch both formed at an substantially intermediate portion thereof, a timer mechanism operatively attached to the back of said bezel and housed in said cylindrical housing, said timer mechanism including a plurality of rearwardly extending terminal pins secured to a rear end of said cylindrical housing and electrically connected with said timer mechanism, a plurality of terminal sockets in said closed rear end of said hollow chamber, each of said terminal sockets having an opening open to the interior of said hollow housing into which the corresponding one of said terminal pins is received and adapted to connect said timer mechanism therethrough to an external circuIt, a substantially U-shaped handle pivoted near its open end to said notches of said bezel and adapted to be manually raised to a substantially horizontal position and lowered to a vertical position, said handle having a pair of first and second fingers on both of its parallel arms, a curved slot formed between said first and second fingers through which said projection on both of the side surfaces of said bezel is extended and an inwardly extending recess formed at the free end extremity of said second finger removably engaging with said inwardly extending pin on both of said carrier members of said supporting plate whereby, when the mating module is to be mounted to the mounting receptacle with the cylindrical housing inserted in the hollow chamber by lowering said handle to the vertical position, said handle pivots about said inwardly extending pin on both of said carrier members of said supporting plate while said first finger on both of the open ends of said handle draws said mating module in the direction to said mounting receptacle in sliding engagement with said projection on both of the side surfaces of said bezel thereby permitting said terminal pins to be firmly inserted in said corresponding terminal sockets, said inwardly extending recess on both of the second finger being, when said module is to be separated from said receptacle by raising said handle from the vertical position to the substantially horizontal position, adapted to separate said bezel away from the flange portion of said receptacle as the handle is moved to the horizontal position.

Claim 9

A rapidly replaceable timer housing assembly which comprises a mounting receptacle having a hollow chamber, one rear end of which is closed and the other end is open and provided with an outwardly extending flange portion, a supporting plate secured to said flange portion and having at least a pair of frontwardly extending carrier members, each of said carrier members having at least one pin extending inwardly, a mating module having a bezel of the substantially same outline as that of said flange portion of said mounting receptacle and a cylindrical housing removably inserted in said hollow chamber of said mounting receptacle, said bezel including a dial plate mounted to its front and a knob-controlled pointer needles each concentric with said dial plate and formed with a pair of opposed side surfaces each having an outwardly extending projection and an inwardly recessed notch both formed at an substantially intermediate portion thereof, a timer mechanism operatively attached to the back of said bezel and housed in said cylindrical housing, said timer mechanism including a plurality of rearwardly extending terminal pins secured to a rear end of said cylindrical housing and electrically connected with said timer mechanism, a plurality of terminal sockets in said closed rear end of said hollow chamber, each of said terminal sockets having an opening open to the interior of said hollow housing into which the corresponding one of said terminal pins is received and adapted to connect said timer mechanism therethrough to an external circuIt, a substantially U-shaped handle pivoted near its open end to said notches of said bezel and adapted to be manually raised to a substantially horizontal position and lowered to a vertical position, said handle having a pair of first and second fingers on both of its parallel arms, a curved slot formed between said first and second fingers through which said projection on both of the side surfaces of said bezel is extended and an inwardly extending recess formed at the free end extremity of said second finger removably engaging with said inwardly extending pin on both of said carrier members of said supporting plate whereby, when the mating module is to be mounted to the mounting receptacle with the cylindrical housing inserted in the hollow chamber by lowering said handle to the vertical position, said handle pivots about said inwardly extending pin on both of said carrier members of said supporting plate while said first finger on both of the open ends of said handle draws said mating module in the direction to said mounting receptacle in sliding engagement with said projection on both of the side surfaces of said bezel thereby permitting said terminal pins to be firmly inserted in said corresponding terminal sockets, said inwardly extending recess on both of the second finger being, when said module is to be separated from said receptacle by raising said handle from the vertical position to the substantially horizontal position, adapted to separate said bezel away from the flange portion of said receptacle as the handle is moved to the horizontal position.

Claim 10

An instrument mounting assembly comprising: a relatively fixed mounting receptacle having a hollow chamber with an open end therein, a mating module having a housing portion with a cross-section corresponding to the cross-section of said hollow chamber, said mounting receptacle having a flanged portion adjacent the open end of said hollow chamber, said mating module having a bezel adjacent said housing portion, and handle means interposed between said flanged portion and said bezel for imparting movement of said module from a first position with said housing portion partially in said hollow chamber to a second position with said housing portion further in said hollow chamber in response to movement of said handle means in a first pivotal direction and for imparting movement of said module from said second position to said first position in response to movement of said handle means in a second pivotal direction opposite said first pivotal direction; wherein first and second pivot means interconnect said handle means to said flanged portion and said bezel such that the first pivot means serves as a relatively fixed fulcrum about which the handle means pivots and the second pivot means moves over a predetermined path during movement of said handle means in said first pivotal direction and such that said second pivot means serves as a fulcrum about which the handle means pivots during movement of said handle means in said second pivotal direction.

Claim 11

An instrument mounting assembly comprising: a relatively fixed mounting receptacle having a hollow chamber with an open end therein, a mating module having a housing portion with a cross-section corresponding to the cross-section of said hollow chamber, said mounting receptacle having a flanged portion adjacent the open end of said hollow chamber, said mating module having a bezel adjacent said housing portion, and handle means interposed between said flanged portion and said bezel for imparting movement of said module from a first position with said housing portion partially in said hollow chamber to a second position with said housing portion further in said hollow chamber in response to movement of said handle means in a first pivotal direction and for imparting movement of said module from said second position to said first position in response to movement of said handle means in a second pivotal direction opposite said first pivotal direction; wherein first and second pivot means interconnect said handle means to said flanged portion and said bezel such that the first pivot means serves as a relatively fixed fulcrum about which the handle means pivots and the second pivot means moves over a predetermined path during movement of said handle means in said first pivotal direction and such that said second pivot means serves as a fulcrum about which the handle means pivots during movement of said handle means in said second pivotal direction.

Claim 12

An assembly according to claim 7, wherein said first pivot means includes a first pivot pin fixed to said flanged portion.

Claim 13

An assembly according to claim 7, wherein said second pivot means includes a second pivot pin fixed to said handle means.

Claim 14

An assembly according to claim 8, wherein said second pivot means includes a second pivot pin fixed to said handle means.

Claim 15

An assembly according to claim 10, wherein said bezel includes a first pivot slot open in the direction facing said flanged portion, said second pivot pin engaging in said first pivot slot.

Claim 16

An assembly according to claim 8, wherein said handle means includes a slot open in the direction facing said flanged portion which engages with said first pivot pin.

Claim 17

An assembly according to claim 11, wherein said handle means includes a second slot open in the direction facing said flanged portion which engages with said first pivot pin.

Claim 18

An assembly according to claim 13, wherEin said second pivot pin is disposed below said second pivot slot.

Claim 19

An assembly according to claim 14, wherein said handle means includes a third slot which is engageable with a protrusion on said bezel for transferring forces from said handle means to said bezel during movement of said handle means in said first pivotal direction.

Claim 20

An assembly according to claim 7, wherein said handle means is constructed substantially U-shaped with the free ends of the legs of the U being interconnected by said first and second pivot means to said flanged portion and said bezel, the bridge part of the U serving as a manually engageable handle part.

Claim 21

An assembly according to claim 16, wherein said first pivot means includes a first pair of pivot pins arranged at opposite sides of said flanged portion for engagement with corresponding first slots in said free ends of said legs.

Claim 22

An assembly according to claim 17, wherein said second pivot means includes a second pair of pivot pins fixed one each to said legs for engagement with corresponding slots in said flanged portion.

Claim 23

An assembly according to claim 18, wherein respective ones of said second pair of pivot pins are positioned below respective ones of said first slots in said legs.

Claim 24

An assembly according to claim 19, wherein said handle means includes a third slot at each of said free ends of said legs which operatively engages with respective protrusions at opposite sides of said bezel for transferring forces from said handle means to said bezel during movement of said handle means in said first pivotal direction.

Claim 25

An assembly according to claim 20, wherein said third slot is configured such that all forces transferred to said bezel by said handle during movement of said handle means in said second pivotal direction are through means other than said third slot and said protrusions.

Claim 26

An assembly according to claim 20, wherein said housing portion and said hollow chamber extend horizontally,, and wherein said third slot is configured with respect to said first and second slot such that forces transferred to said protrusion by said handle means during movement in said first pivotal direction are substantially horizontal forces only.