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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:
Aug. 30, 1976
Francis D Kirchoff, Waban, MA (US);
Ellis K Washburn, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Alco Electronic Products, Inc., North Andover, MA (US);
Abstract
A subminiature, three position switch has a rocker, or see-saw, moveable contact which is free of conventional side tabs and tab guides, these being precluded by the limited space available. Instead, the rocker arm is of uniform cross section except for a pair of lateral grooves in the under face, each on an opposite side of a central depression, for the tip of the actuator rod. A U-shaped support means, electrically connected to the common central terminal, has a pair of upstanding, legs, or blades, each arranged to be received in one of the grooves to prevent longitudinal sliding of the contact arm, when tilted.