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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:
Aug. 08, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary F Prokop, Berwyn, IL (US);
Assignee:
General Binding Corporation, Northbrook, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200321 ; 200318 ; 200 4316 ;
Abstract
A lockout assembly for an electric press alternately operable by either a foot switch or a table switch includes a lock knob. An annular switch ring is rotatably mounted beneath the lock knob. The annular switch ring includes a release opening. The switch ring is rotatable between a locking position in which the release opening is out of alignment with an actuating lever of the table switch, and a release position in which the release opening is in alignment with the actuating lever of the table switch.