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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:
Jun. 17, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles A Detweiler, Durand, MI (US);
Assignee:
Tom McGuane Industries, Inc., Madison Heights, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123376 ; 1231 / ; 123D / ;
Abstract
A positioning device comprising a solenoid, said solenoid having a plunger slidable upon energization of the solenoid, a solenoid stop associated with said solenoid, a stem operatively connected to said plunger and extending through the movable stop to the exterior, an actuator connected to said solenoid stop and operable to move said stop to selected positions, such that when the solenoid is energized, the plunger is moved to engage the stop and move the stem to a predetermined position, the extent of movement being determined by actuation of the actuator to move the stop in predetermined positions.