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Thermostat assembly

  • US 4,235,368 A
  • Filed: 08/27/1979
  • Issued: 11/25/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A thermostat assembly comprising:

  • a housing assembly;

    switching means mounted on said assembly for selective operation by the user;

    an indicator mounted on said assembly for signaling to the user;

    a circuit unit mounted within said assembly and interconnected to receive signals from said switching means and to deliver signals to said indicator;

    a temperature sensor mounted within said assembly and responsive to ambient air temperature to deliver a temperature-representative signal to said circuit unit;

    connecting means for coupling said circuit unit to an external device to be controlled in response to operation of said switching means and governed in response to said temperature-representative signal;

    a mounting plate affixable to a wall surface and having means for removably securing said assembly latchably thereto in a fixed position fully juxtaposed therewith;

    a plurality of electrical contact pads mounted in one to face the other of said assembly and said plate;

    a plurality of resilient electrical contact fingers mounted in the other of said assembly and said plate and aligned to mate and slide into contacting engagement with said pads as said assembly and said plate are secured together;

    means for coupling one of said pads and said fingers to said external device;

    and means for coupling the other of said pads and said fingers to said circuit unit.

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