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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. 12, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shepard L. Hockaday, Benson, NC (US);
Beecher G. Simmons, Four Oaks, NC (US);
Scott L. Fitzner, Dunn, NC (US);
Michael W. Nedriga, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Morganite Incorporated, Dunn, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 3/938 ; H01R 3/940 ; H01R 3/936 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 3/938 ; H01R 3/940 ; H01R 3/936 ;
Abstract
Brush card or holder assemblies are disclosed. The assemblies avoid any need for a separate plastic cap and utilize a lead wire (which could be or include a rod or other electrically-conductive device) both electrically to connect a brush to an external component and mechanically to fix the position of one end of a mechanism, such as a spring, for biasing the brush toward the surface of a commutator or other rotating machine element.