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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2001
Ellis P. Lipp, Charlottesville, IN (US);
Benjamin F. Chestnut, Avon, IN (US);
Emerson Electric Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A control shaft and knob assembly includes a control knob having a slot defined therein. The assembly also includes a control shaft which (i) has a bore extending therethrough, (ii) includes a spring arm which is positionable within the slot of the control knob, and (iii) has an opening defined therein. The assembly further includes a locking pin having a first retention member secured thereto. The locking pin is positionable in the bore of the control shaft. When the locking pin is positioned in the bore of the control shaft (i) the locking pin is positioned to inhibit inward deflection of the spring arm, and (ii) the first retention member is received into the opening of the control shaft. A method of securing a control knob to a control shaft of an appliance timer is also disclosed.