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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1994
Craig C Sundberg, Erie, PA (US);
The Erie Ceramic Arts Company, Erie, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a lubricated variable resistance control including a substrate having formed thereon an electrical resistance path and an electrical conductive path, and a movable contact electrically bridging the electrical resistance path and the electrical conductive path. Disposed along the electrical conductive path is a non-conductive lubricant material. The electrical conductive path includes one or more protruding ridges spaced along one surface of the electrical resistance path. The ridges are formed of an electrically resistive material and they serve to help insure that the control device does not suffer from current interruptions.