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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2005
Applicants:
Geoffrey H. Bowler, Ballantrae, CA;
Karel Caslavsky, Toronto, CA;
Luliu V. Dinescu, Aurora, CA;
Thomas Woegerer, Palgrave, CA;
Inventors:
Geoffrey H. Bowler, Ballantrae, CA;
Karel Caslavsky, Toronto, CA;
Luliu V. Dinescu, Aurora, CA;
Thomas Woegerer, Palgrave, CA;
Assignee:
Progressive Moulded Products Inc., Concord, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/34 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); G05G 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control wheel for controlling a control in an automotive vent has a resilient bushing which provides a frictional force to retain the control wheel in a desired position. The frictional force is substantially independent of tolerances of the components of the control wheel due to expected manufacturing variations.