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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. 19, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sadayoshi Iwasaki, Furukawa, JP;
Masao Kumagaya, Furukawa, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2001 / ;
Abstract
An end of a stiff wire latching member is slidable in a heart shaped groove of a slider in such a manner that the slider latches in a depressed position when pushed once and unlatches when pushed again. A compression spring retained by a cap member urges the end of the wire into the groove to ensure proper operation. In one embodiment of the invention a cap member which retains the spring is formed with an elongated hole through which the wire may be passed for assembly, after which the spring is inserted and retained together in this manner for assembly with the slider.