Patent · US Expired

Organ stop tablet mechanism

US4019418A · kind A · utility

4Cited by
5References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 1, 1976
Grant dateApr 26, 1977
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Expiry dateApr 1, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H1/34
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A stop tablet mechanism particularly suited for electric organs wherein a plurality of stop tablets lie in closely spaced apart side-by-side relation, the stop tablets being pivotally mounted in a supporting frame by means of locating ears which are maintained in positive pivotal contact with the frame by pairs of wire springs, the wire springs engaging cam defining laterally projecting shoulders on the tablets and performing the additional function of maintaining the tablets in either of two positions of use, the spring elements being configured to provide flexibly mounted detent points which coact with the noses of the cam surfaces to maintain the tablet in its desired position of use.

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