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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
John P McSwiggen, South St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Wilbrecht Electronics, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
338164 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a potentiometer having an improved seal for preventing intrusion of corrosive elements into the potentiometer or the socket in which the potentiometer is disposed, wherein the improved potentiometer comprises a housing having top and bottom members and a substantially annular sealing element sandwiched between the top and bottom housing members, the inner aperture of the sealing element sealingly engaging the rotor of the potentiometer, and, in one embodiment of the present invention, the outer edge of the annular sealing element sealing engaging the socket in which the potentiometer is disposed.