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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. 18, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Faquir C Mittal, Audubon, PA (US);
Assignee:
General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200292 ; 439 63 ; 439 761 ;
Abstract
A method for construction of an A/B switch is accomplished by press fitting two components of the switch together. The first component includes a circuit board with the switch circuitry. The circuit board is surrounded by an inner housing. An outer housing provides the output terminals for connecting the switch to other equipment. The outer housing has protrusions formed thereon for engaging and securing the inner housing when the inner and outer housings are press fit together.