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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:
Jun. 13, 1978
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Randall C Ragan, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Assignee:
North American Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
338180 ; 338202 ;
Abstract
A contact device for trimmer potentiometer including a helical coil spring wiper embedded in a cavity in an insulative body so that movement of the helical coil spring wiper is prevented as the contact device is moved along the potentiometer substrate. The insulative body may alternatively be provided with thin walls surrounding the cavity containing the helical coil spring wiper to permit the contact device to absorb backlash, while still preventing any relative movement of the helical coil spring wiper.