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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:
Oct. 01, 1985
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1983
Phillip D Van Buren, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Edgar J Abt, Tempe, AZ (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A plurality of Geneva gears including rings each having Geneva elements formed in the outer periphery thereof and rotatably mounted for individual rotation, each Geneva gear having associated therewith a fixed electrical contact and a wiper contact for engaging a plurality of fixed conductors as the Geneva gear rotates. A driving crank associated with each Geneva gear and driven through a frictional clutch from a single control, said Geneva gears having a locking mechanism associated therewith so that only one Geneva gear is free to rotate at any one time. The locking means is operated by a ratchet and pawl that operates from a single locking control.
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