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Hand-held control device

  • US 6,693,552 B1
  • Filed: 08/11/2000
  • Issued: 02/17/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/13/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A hand-held control device for controlling a drive having one or more d.c. motors and/or a.c. motors for adjusting a piece of furniture, said hand-held control device comprising:

  • a housing having a lower housing part, which has an opening, and an upper housing part, which has a keypad with a number of keys;

    a circuit board received in the lower housing part and connected to the upper housing part, said circuit board having switch elements actuatable by the keypad of the upper housing part, whereby the keys and the switching elements are placed into one-to-one correspondence;

    a battery pack received in the housing for providing emergency power supply for operation of drive functions and/or power supply for operating the hand-held control device; and

    connecting means associated to the opening and operatively linking the hand-held control device with the drive, wherein the upper housing part with the attached circuit board is rotatable in relation to the lower housing part for attachment of the upper housing part with the attached circuit board to the lower housing part in two positions rotated by 180°

    while retaining control functions of the switch elements when the keypad is actuated, so as to enable a user to operate the keypad in a user-friendly disposition.

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