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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:
Nov. 23, 1982
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas Georgopulos, Roselle, IL (US);
Assignee:
GTE Automatic Electric Labs Inc., Northlake, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200314 ; 2001 / ; 200317 ; 200340 ;
Abstract
A momentary contact actuator and designation cap assembly designed to be used with a single switch of a laminated flat-panel keyboard. The assembly consists of a housing which snaps over the flat-panel switch, a cantilivered actuator located within the interior of the housing, a designation insert installed over the actuator including switch identification printed thereon, and a transparent cover installed over the insert. Manual pressure applied to the actuator operates the associated flat-panel switch.