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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:
Aug. 28, 1979
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1978
John E Reichen, Portland, OR (US);
Scott B Long, Beaverton, OR (US);
Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An improved shaft-operated rotary switch construction for printed circuitry applications is disclosed. The improved switch is a modular design incorporating a standardized rotor element accommodating the mounting of wiper contacts in different positions and different operational orientations. Also disclosed is an improved releasable clutch mechanism providing one mode of operation in which the rotors of different switch sections are coupled together for simultaneous rotation, and another mode in which they are rotatable independently, the operating mode being selected by axial movement of one section's operating shaft relative to that of the other.