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Dental handpiece switch

US4051337A · kind A · utility

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2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 27, 1976
Grant dateSep 27, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 27, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61C17/20
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A handpiece electrical switch assembly is shown comprising a pair of electrical contacts having a dielectric spacer sandwiched between the contacts, the spacer having an opening therein all mounted on the handpiece, and a sliding activator mounted on the handpiece acting to cam a cantilevered finger against the electrical contacts forcing them into electrically conductive contact with each other.

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