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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. 30, 1980
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerald L Fowler, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Equipment & Mfg. Co., Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
335181 ; 335182 ; 335207 ;
Abstract
A magnetically actuated proximity device or switch is provided with an armature formed as a shallow U that is pivoted at its center and arranged with the legs of the U directed toward the pole faces of a pair of permanent magnets. The particular shape increases the sensitivity of the device and the force available for operating contacts or other output devices in response to the diversion of flux from an end of the armature.