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Self-contained switch for illuminating lamp with emergency signal capability
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-09-12
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Granted: 1988-04-19
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Expires: 2006-09-12
Abstract
Abstract A self-contained switch unit for controlling a remote illuminating lamp has, in a common housing, a main ON/OFF switch, and has an emergency signal ON/OFF switch in a common housing, and has a visible pilot lamp. The main ON/OFF switch controls the ON or OFF mode of the illuminating lamp. The emergency signal ON/OFF switch functions, when the main ON/OFF switch is in the ON mode, to cause the controlled illuminating lamp to flash as a signal. When the controlled lamp is lighted, the pilot lamp is dark. When the controlled lamp is dark, the pilot lamp is lighted. When the controlled lamp is in the flashing mode, the pilot lamp also is in a flashing mode.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael P. Nelson
- 👤 William A. Marino
- 👤 Valentino M. Mosticone
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 12:59
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B7/00; G08B7/06; G08B7/064; H; H01; H01H; H01H9/00; H01H9/16; H01H9/161
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A self-contained switch unit for controlling an illuminating lamp, comprising: a pair of switch terminals, a visible pilot lamp and high resistor connected in series across said input terminals, said visible pilot lamp adapted to glow when said illuminating lamp is de-activated and to be dark when said illuminating lamp is activated; an intermediate terminal; a first main ON/OFF switch for alternatively activating and deactivating said illuminating lamps, said first main ON/OFF switch joining a first terminal to said intermediate terminal; a second emergency signal ON/OFF switch to cause said illuminating lamp to alternate from an activated state to a deactivated state, said second emergency signal ON/OFF switch joining the other input terminal to said intermediate terminal; a normally open thermal switch connecting said other input terminal to said intermediate terminal in parallel with said second emergency signal ON/OFF switch.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A self-contained switch unit for controlling an illuminating lamp, comprising: a pair of switch terminals, a visible pilot lamp and high resistor connected in series across said input terminals, said visible pilot lamp adapted to glow when said illuminating lamp is de-activated and to be dark when said illuminating lamp is activated; an intermediate terminal; a first main ON/OFF switch for alternatively activating and deactivating said illuminating lamps, said first main ON/OFF switch joining a first terminal to said intermediate terminal; a second emergency signal ON/OFF switch to cause said illuminating lamp to alternate from an activated state to a deactivated state, said second emergency signal ON/OFF switch joining the other input terminal to said intermediate terminal; a normally open thermal switch connecting said other input terminal to said intermediate terminal in parallel with said second emergency signal ON/OFF switch.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The switch unit of claim 1 wherein the said first main ON/OFF switch means is one color and the said second emergency signal ON/OFF switch means is another color.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The switch unit of claim 1 wherein the said first main ON/OFF switch means is a toggle switch and said second emergency signal ON/OFF switch means is a rocker switch.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The switch unit of claim 1 wherein the thermal switch is bimetallic switch.
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