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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:
Jan. 01, 1985
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard A Balch, Somersworth, NH (US);
Ansell W Palmer, Hampton, NH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Somersworth, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R / ; G02B / ; H04B / ; G08C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324157 ; 34087002 ; 34087003 ; 455602 ; 455607 ; 250551 ;
Abstract
A magnetically coupled communication port includes a push-button switch operable by depressing a plunger slidably mounted in a detachable coupler assembly for providing an enable signal upon coupling of the detachable coupler assembly to a fixed coupler assembly. The plunger is depressed by engagement therewith of a face portion of the fixed coupler assembly upon the magnetic attachment of the detachable coupler assembly with the fixed coupler assembly.