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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. 19, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey K Wiersing, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Owen D Winkler, Westland, MI (US);
Assignee:
UT Automotive Dearborn, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ; H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200 6154 ; 200 6127 ;
Abstract
A switch stalk includes a stalk lever comprising a knob mounted on a base portion. The knob is mountable on the base portion in one of a plurality of orientations. A different set of rotational stops are provided in each orientation in which the knob can be mounted on the base portion. Therefore, the knob is rotatable through a different displacement in each of the orientations in which it is mounted. Further, a different set of detents is provided in each orientation in which the knob is mounted on the base portion.