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US4180712A
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Slide switch
Assignee: Switchcraft Inc
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Filing: 1978-07-13
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Granted: 1979-12-25
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Expires: 1998-07-13
Abstract
Abstract An improved electrical slide switch having a housing portion, a slidable actuator within the housing, and a resiliently engageable and removable cap which may itself be the actuator, the actuator having a pair of precisely spaced integral leaflike elements which form a trackway of predetermined length which slide over an integral centrally disposed fixed pin carried by the base, with the pin being adapted to repose at opposite ends of the trackway when terminals within the housing are properly engaged with selected slider elements carried by the actuator.
Inventors
- 👤 Kurt Lutzenberger
- 👤 James R. Bailey
- 👤 James M. Hybl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-10-25 11:03
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H15/00; H01H15/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
216 words
An electrical slide switch comprising two-piece casing including a base, and an actuator, a plurality of fixed electrically conducting terminals mounted in said base and extending into the interior of said casing, said actuator being slidably mounted on the upper surface of said base, an electrical conductor blade carried by said actuator and movable therewith into contact with selected terminals, yieldable detent means for retaining said actuator in a selected rest position comprising a rigid element carried by said base interiorly of the casing and projecting upwardly toward said actuator, and control means carried by said actuator and in engagement with said element, said base having a boxlike shape with the upper end surfaces of its walls lying in a common plane, said base having mounting means comprising longitudinally protruding end portions extending beyond the end walls thereof, said end portions having upper surfaces lying substantially in the plane of the upper surface of the base, said portions further having upstanding barriers thereon, said upstanding barriers having upper surfaces disposed in the plane of the upper surface of the actuator, and resilient means carried by said actuator for yieldably retaining said actuator in assembled relation with the casing comprising integral end portions on said actuator having means for yieldably interlocking with end portions of said casing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
216 words
An electrical slide switch comprising two-piece casing including a base, and an actuator, a plurality of fixed electrically conducting terminals mounted in said base and extending into the interior of said casing, said actuator being slidably mounted on the upper surface of said base, an electrical conductor blade carried by said actuator and movable therewith into contact with selected terminals, yieldable detent means for retaining said actuator in a selected rest position comprising a rigid element carried by said base interiorly of the casing and projecting upwardly toward said actuator, and control means carried by said actuator and in engagement with said element, said base having a boxlike shape with the upper end surfaces of its walls lying in a common plane, said base having mounting means comprising longitudinally protruding end portions extending beyond the end walls thereof, said end portions having upper surfaces lying substantially in the plane of the upper surface of the base, said portions further having upstanding barriers thereon, said upstanding barriers having upper surfaces disposed in the plane of the upper surface of the actuator, and resilient means carried by said actuator for yieldably retaining said actuator in assembled relation with the casing comprising integral end portions on said actuator having means for yieldably interlocking with end portions of said casing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
61 words
A switch as set forth in claim 1 wherein said protruding end portions have undercut longitudinal edges, and said actuator has downwardly extending resilient end members extending along the sides of said protruding end portions of the base, said members having integral inwardly directed dogs thereon yieldably and slidably engaging said undercut edges of the protruding end portions of the base.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
180 words
An electrical slide switch comprising a casing having a base, a plurality of fixed electrically conducting terminals mounted in said base and extending into the interior of said casing, an actuator slidably mounted on said base, an electrical conductor blade carried by said actuator and movable therewith into contact with selected terminals, resilient means for yieldably retaining said actuator in assembled relation with said casing, yieldable detent means for retaining said actuator in a selected rest position, and a cover having a top disposed over the top of said actuator and casing and having end portions overlying the end walls of the casing, said end walls each having a recess therein, said end portions each having a dog disposed within a respective recess, said end portions being resilient to permit removal of the dogs from the recesses and removal of the cover, and said top of the cover being apertured to expose the upper surface of the actuator, the exposed upper surface of the actuator being provided with recess means for sliding the actuator on the casing beneath the cover.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
180 words
An electrical slide switch comprising a casing having a base, a plurality of fixed electrically conducting terminals mounted in said base and extending into the interior of said casing, an actuator slidably mounted on said base, an electrical conductor blade carried by said actuator and movable therewith into contact with selected terminals, resilient means for yieldably retaining said actuator in assembled relation with said casing, yieldable detent means for retaining said actuator in a selected rest position, and a cover having a top disposed over the top of said actuator and casing and having end portions overlying the end walls of the casing, said end walls each having a recess therein, said end portions each having a dog disposed within a respective recess, said end portions being resilient to permit removal of the dogs from the recesses and removal of the cover, and said top of the cover being apertured to expose the upper surface of the actuator, the exposed upper surface of the actuator being provided with recess means for sliding the actuator on the casing beneath the cover.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1982-12-24 | 1983-06-25 | 1983-12-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1986-12-24 | 1987-06-25 | 1987-12-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1990-12-24 | 1991-06-25 | 1991-12-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |