Pivotable and reciprocating six-way rotary seat adjuster

• US 3,288,947 A
• Filed: 09/29/1964
• Issued: 11/29/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1964
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Bert R. Wanlass, Robertson Douglas C B
• Original Assignee: Bert R. Wanlass, Robertson Douglas C B
• Inventors: Wanlass, Bert R., ROBERTSON DOUGLAS C B
• Application Number:
  US04/399,964
• Time in Patent Office: 791 Days
• US Class Current: 200/6.00R
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 2009/04733 with a joint having a nutating disc, e.g. forced by a spring
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 2009/04744 Switches
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2300/008 Application power seats
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 25/008 Operating part movable both angularly and rectilinearly, the rectilinear movement being perpendicular to the axis of angular movement
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 25/041 having a generally flat operating member depressible at different locations to operate different controls

Claims

1. AN ELECTRIC SWITCH FOR SELECTING AND SEQUENTIALLY ENERGIZING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS, SAID ELECTRIC SWITCH COMPRISING:

A SWITCH BODY HAVING AN OPENING THROUGH ONE WALL THEREOF;

ACTUATOR MEANS PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED BY PORTIONS OF THE OPENING IN THE SWITCH BODY;

MEANS FORMED ON SAID ACTUATOR MEANS COACTING WITH MEANS ON SAID SWITCH BODY TO PROVIDE SAID ACTUATOR MEANS WITH AN AXIAL MOVEMENT CAPABILITY;

FIRST CONTACT MEANS CARRIED IN A FIXED MANNER BY THE SWITCH BODY AND ENGAGING LEADS TO ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS CONTROLLABLE BY SAID ELECTRICAL SWITCH;

SECOND CONTACT MEANS ARRANGED TO BIAS SAID ACTUATOR MEANS TOWARD THE OPENING IN THE SWITCH BODY AND INCLUDING PORTIONS ENGAGING LEADS TO ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS EXTERNAL TO THE SWITCH BODY, SAID SECOND CONTACT MEANS BEING DEFLECTABLE TOWARD SAID FIRST CONTACT MEANS IN RESPONSE TO A PIVOTING OF THE ACTUATOR MEANS;

AND THIRD CONTACT MEANS CARRIED BY THE SWITCH BODY AND INCLUDING DEFLECTABLE PORTIONS INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND CONTACT MEANS AND BEING ADAPTED TO BE ENGAGED BY THE SECOND CONTACT MEANS DURING DEFLECTION THEREOF TO ENERGIZE A FIRST SERIES OF ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS AND BEING BEFLECTABLE BY THE SECOND CONTACT MEANS INTO CONDUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FIRST CONTACT MEANS WHEREIN A SECOND SERIES OF SELECTED ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS ARE ENERGIZED WHILE THE FIRST MENTIONED ENERGIZED CIRCUITS REMAIN ENERGIZED;

SAID SECOND CONTACT MEANS INCLUDING RESILIENT PORTIONS ARRANGED TO CENTER SAID ACTUATOR MEANS AFTER AXIAL MOVEMENT THEREOF, SAID SECOND MEANS ADAPTED TO CENTER SAID ACTUATOR MEANS IN THE OPENING OF THE SWITCH BODY AFTER TILTING PIVOTAL MOVEMENT THEREOF.