Patent · US Expired

Instrument housing

US4196821A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 15, 1978
Grant dateApr 8, 1980
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Expiry dateMay 15, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/20864
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An instrument housing includes an adjustable handle which is rotatable to a number of different positions and spring biased into a locking condition and which may be disengaged therefrom by longitudinal movement of the handle along the axis of rotation without further manipulation of the means for securing the handle to the housing.

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