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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:
Feb. 02, 1999
Filed:
May. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Teruaki Kawabe, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Ikeshima, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Niles Parts Co., Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200313 ; 200308 ; 200310 ;
Abstract
A knob construction is provided for an operating knob which operates a lighted switch. A recess is formed in a surface of the operating knob and a projection is formed in the recess. A name plate substantially configured to the recess is melted to the projection in the recess by ultrasonic welding.