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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1976
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1973
Applicant:
Inventor:
Reinhard Straihammer, Kirschhausen, DT;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Erlangen, DT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ; G05G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200 865 ; 74478 ; 2001 / ;
Abstract
A foot control installation, which is particularly applicable to dental apparatus, which includes a housing having a projecting actuating member with a foot contact which is horizontally displaceable from an initial position into an operative position in opposition to return biasing means so as to actuate a control and/or switching element. The actuating member is supported by two supports located within the housing and forming a pivot arm and cooperative support elements so as to impart a predetermined path to the actuating member facilitating contact between the operator's foot and the foot contact.