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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:
Sep. 26, 1978
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1976
William D Langford, Stow, OH (US);
Dale F Leuenberger, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Howard A Hazlett, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Incom International, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is addressed to a changeable gate plate means for use with lever control devices which have a mounting plate with an opening therein through which the lever arm of the control devices passes. The changeable gate plate means of the present invention comprises a cover means adapted to mount on said mounting plate of the control device and includes an opening therein substantially co-extensive with the opening in the mounting plate. The cover plate includes a gate plate receiving means located adjacent said opening for removably positioning a gate plate at said opening. The gate plate is positioned within the cover opening and receiving means and includes at least one detent in which the lever arm may travel. Means are included for mounting said cover to the mounting plate to complete the assembly in cooperation with the lever control device.