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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 1978
Filed:
May. 17, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ted L Kuo, Fanwood, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Thomas & Betts Corporation, Elizabeth, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2001 / ; 200335 ; 308 15 ;
Abstract
A rotatable member which may comprise a toggle lever for a wiring device is supported by two sets of bearing elements, one set being located on a base and the other set being located on sidewalls integral with the base to provide a self-contained unitary assembly. In one embodiment, the rotatable member may be snapped into position and is simultaneously engaged by both sets of bearing elements in the housing portion of a molded wiring device to provide locational integrity independent of the location of other parts of the wiring device.