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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:
Apr. 13, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Spencer C Schantz, Dousman, WI (US);
David G Hackbarth, New Berlin, WI (US);
David M Howie, Waukesha, WI (US);
Assignee:
U.S. Controls Corporation, New Berlin, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
68 1206 ; 68 1226 ; 200 617 ; 200 6152 ; 200 6176 ;
Abstract
A combination lid switch and out-of-balance switch for a residential washing machine or the like employs a pendulum actuated lever to open contacts under a predetermined acceleration after those contacts have been closed by a switch operator communicating with the lid.