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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen M. Schmidt, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Assignee:
Trombetta, LLC, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 7/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 7/08 ;
Abstract
A magnetic latching solenoid including a solenoid operating mechanism, and further comprising a magnetic latching subassembly cooperating with, but positioned independently of the solenoid operating mechanism. In a preferred embodiment, the solenoid operating system may be of a bi-directionally operated structure arranged for alternative magnetically latching function. Independently operated, magnetic latching subassemblies are spaced apart from one another and from opposite ends of the bi-directionally operated solenoid operating mechanism.