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Electrical switch having selective coding capability

US4464550A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 2, 1983
Grant dateAug 7, 1984
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Expiry dateMay 2, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H27/00
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical switch for use as a coding device comprises a plurality of pairs of associated contacts (2, 3) carried in a circular array by a base (1) and enclosed by a cover (5), and a coding key (11) receivable in holes (20, 21) in the base (1) and cover (5) and having removable actuator surfaces (32) the presence or absence of each of which determines the closed or open state of an associated pair of contacts (2, 3).

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