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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. 10, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1992
Robert W Bittel, Parma Hts., OH (US);
Michael J Riedel, Northfield, OH (US);
Lucerne Products, Inc., Hudson, OH (US);
Abstract
A power switch is provided for control of the electric motor of a power hand tool, such switch including a shorting bar to achieve a dynamic brake on the motor after the termination of the application of power thereto. In one embodiment of the invention, the shorting bar is fixed within the switch housing and moving contacts upon the slide are brought into contact therewith after the slide has moved a sufficient distance to terminate the interconnection between the power source and the motor. In another embodiment, the shorting bar is maintained upon the slide and engages fixed contacts interconnected with the motor when the slide has moved a fixed distance beyond a point of disconnecting the power source from the motor.