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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:
Jun. 13, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeffrey Kenneth Allen, Warrington, GB;
Assignee:
Trumeter Company Ltd., Manchester, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; H01H / ; H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210138 ; 210100 ; 200 501 ; 368-9 ;
Abstract
Electrical apparatus such as a timer for use in a water filter is formed integrally with a sealed housing. The housing has a resilient, depressible surface from which a projection extends. At least an end surface of the projection is electrically conductive. A pair of spaced-apart electrical contacts are located close to the end surface of the projection. Resilient deflection of the depressible surface causes the projection to come into contact with the electrical contacts, thereby making an electrical connection between them.