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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. 09, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1988
Richard C Bogda, Elmhurst, IL (US);
George D Georgacakis, Skokie, IL (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A combination programmer and line switch for an appliance having a rotary program cam and a timing motor connected for advancing the cam. An upper line power contact blade is moved between high and low positions by a manual actuator. A lower contact blade is maintained stationary and is adapted for connection to certain appliance load functions. An intermediate program contact blade series connected to the timing motor has a follower biased against the program cam and is adapted for connection to all appliance functions. With the upper contact in the high position, the motor circuit is open for all positions of the program and in the low position the timing motor is energized. Alternatively, the program cam may include a line contact switch override to maintain the intermedaite blade in contact with the upper blade for both positions of the manual actuator.