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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:
Nov. 26, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Raul R Engel, Skokie, IL (US);
Assignee:
Wico Distribution Corp., Niles, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200 / ; 340709 ; 7447 / ;
Abstract
The joystick can be mounted on a thin panel or a thick panel. The joystick comprises a frame and a shaft extending through the frame. The shaft has a large-diameter portion and a small-diameter portion. A handle is mounted on the free end of the large diameter portion and the smaller diameter portion is pivotally mounted to the frame. Actuating means on the smaller diameter portion selectively engages microswitches. A bushing is located on the free end of the small-diameter portion when the joystick is mounted on a thin panel and is mounted on the other end when the joystick is mounted on a thick panel.