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Control device having push to turn selector means and method of making the same

  • US 5,020,389 A
  • Filed: 08/30/1989
  • Issued: 06/04/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/30/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a control device having a push to turn selector means and comprising a support means, a first selector member threadedly carried by said support means so as to be rotatable and axially movable relative thereto, a second selector member rotatably carried by said support means and being axially movable relative thereto, coupling means coupling said selector members together to cause said first selector member to rotate in unison with said second selector member when said second selector member is axially pushed inwardly and then rotated, and spring means disposed between said selector members to tend to maintain said second selector member axially away from said first selector member, the improvement wherein said coupling means comprising a drive plate rotatably carried by said support means intermediate said selector members and having means respectively splined to said selector members to transmit rotatable movement of said second selector member to said first selector member while permitting axial movement of said selector members relative to said drive plate, said drive plate comprising a one-piece member with its spline means, said spline means comprising a plurality of tangs bent relative to said drive plate.

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