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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:
Jul. 05, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen P McGarry, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Automotive, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200317 ;
Abstract
A switch position indicator for use in indicating the status of a push button type switch or a plurality of push button switches. A switch front (350) includes windows (352, 354) which may be selectively illuminated to advise the operator of the status of the switch. A pivoted spring (310) driven by cams (304, 306) connected to portions of the switch is utilized to control the position of a shade (312) for covering and uncovering the selected window openings to indicate the status of the switch.