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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:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Keith A Singer, Cambridge, MD (US);
Assignee:
Airpax Corporation, LLC, Frederick, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200 4314 ; 200 4315 ; 200 4316 ;
Abstract
A retaining element for a toggle switch, including an elongated toggle member which pivots about an axis with respect to a switch body, having an attachment portion, connecting the retaining element to the elongated toggle member and being adapted to supply a force against the elongated toggle member to hold the toggle in a defined position, a connecting arm, extending from the attachment, adapted to supply a force in the defined position against the body with respect to a path of movement of the elongated toggle member, and a manually graspable member, adapted to transmit a force for displacing the attachment from the defined position.