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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:
Feb. 01, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ellis P Lipp, Frankfort, IN (US);
Assignee:
Emhart Industries, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
338198 ; 338200 ;
Abstract
A rotatable shaft for a combination switch and variable resistor is prevented from rotating by a shaft locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes cooperating grooves and a tab engaging the grooves. The shaft is axially moved to be put in a rotatable position.