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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. 25, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Benjamin F Chestnut, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Ellis P Lipp, Charlottesville, IN (US);
Charles H Mark, Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200317 ;
Abstract
A control assembly has various types of control elements such as switches and potentiometers carried in a housing. The housing includes an applique which has openings through which manual operating levers extend to operate the control elements. The applique includes labelling to indicate the functions being controlled. Lights are carried in the housing with the light emanating therefrom being directed to the openings for sharp illumination at the openings, in the levers, and the labelling.