Palm-positioning and system-actuating mechanism
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1. A palm-positioning and system-actuating mechanism for properly positioning a person'"'"'s palm and for actuating a system for coding the palm or comparing the coded palm for purposes of identification, said mechanism comprising:
- a plate having a palm-positioning area, said plate having an opening and an arcuate slot adjacent said opening in said palm-positioning area;
a thumb and forefinger-engaging member, pivot means pivotally mounting said thumb and forefinger-engaging member onto said plate adjacent said opening;
first switch-actuating means mounted onto said pivot means and having radiussed surface means thereon;
second switch-actuating means mounted onto said plate by pivot pin means and having a ring and little finger-engaging member thereon extending through said arcuate slot and radiussed surface means thereon;
switch means mounted on said plate means adjacent said radiussed surface means;
spring means mounted on said plate means between said switch means and said radiussed surface means;
said radiussed surface means engaging said spring means so that said spring means normally prevent said switch-actuating means from actuating said switch means, said pivot means and pivot pin means having play therein to enable said switch-actuating means to actuate said switch means via said radiussed surface means moving said spring means against said switch means when a person'"'"'s thumb and forefinger engage said thumb and forefinger-engaging member and the ring and little finger engage said ring and little finger-engaging member and move said switch-actuating means thereby properly positioning the person'"'"'s palm over said opening.
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Abstract
A palm-positioning and system-actuating mechanism properly positions a person'"'"'s palm in a palm-positioning area of an electronics module of an identification system and activates the means for storing in coded form the palm of a person or for comparing the person'"'"'s palm with the stored coded palm for positive identification.
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1. A palm-positioning and system-actuating mechanism for properly positioning a person'"'"'s palm and for actuating a system for coding the palm or comparing the coded palm for purposes of identification, said mechanism comprising:
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a plate having a palm-positioning area, said plate having an opening and an arcuate slot adjacent said opening in said palm-positioning area; a thumb and forefinger-engaging member, pivot means pivotally mounting said thumb and forefinger-engaging member onto said plate adjacent said opening;
first switch-actuating means mounted onto said pivot means and having radiussed surface means thereon;second switch-actuating means mounted onto said plate by pivot pin means and having a ring and little finger-engaging member thereon extending through said arcuate slot and radiussed surface means thereon; switch means mounted on said plate means adjacent said radiussed surface means; spring means mounted on said plate means between said switch means and said radiussed surface means; said radiussed surface means engaging said spring means so that said spring means normally prevent said switch-actuating means from actuating said switch means, said pivot means and pivot pin means having play therein to enable said switch-actuating means to actuate said switch means via said radiussed surface means moving said spring means against said switch means when a person'"'"'s thumb and forefinger engage said thumb and forefinger-engaging member and the ring and little finger engage said ring and little finger-engaging member and move said switch-actuating means thereby properly positioning the person'"'"'s palm over said opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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