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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7323957 | Electro-mechanical relay The electro-mechanical relay comprises a base having a transversal axis and a rocking member operatively connected over the base. The rocking member is pivotable, with reference to the transversal axis, between a first position and a second position. The relay also ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 6603459 | Two-direction input device and operating device using combination of two-direction input device and coordinate input member An operating device which enables various input operations. A two-direction input device is provided in front of a flat input member. When an operation button is moved in a Y1 or Y2 direction, a switch device is turned ON. In a case where one of the switc... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6207910 | Low profile, double pole safety switch and connector assembly A low profile, two pole, plunger-type safety switch and connector assembly includes a switch housing and switch components are supported within the housing interior region. An actuator extends exteriorly though the housing opening and is moveable along a ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5960939 | Position detecting, rotary switch with movable contact-rotor assembly including relative rotary moment inhibiting structure In a position detecting switch, a first movable contact is disposed in a first receptacle formed in a sliding body and is urged toward a casing member by a first spring so as to engage first and second stationary contacts mounted in the casing member when... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5667062 | Push switch The push switch of the invention includes: a case including a plurality of contact terminals placed on an inner bottom surface thereof and a contact member that includes a plurality of conductive protruding portions which come into contact with the plural... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5595286 | Radius actuator for a safety switch A radius actuator for a safety switch of the type mounted to a hinged member, such as a flap, lid or the like, having a cover, a holder and a key. The key is pivotally mounted upon the holder such that the key may be rotated about an axis perpendicular to... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5475191 | Electrical switch An electrical switch (10) or fused switch for electrical distribution systems has a housing (12, 14); first and second spaced apart straps (16, 18), coupled to the housing; and a pair of opposed blades (22, 24) pivotally coupled to the first strap and str... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5412170 | Electric switch with sliding bridging contact In an electric switch a good gliding behavior between a bridging contact and metal conductors punched out from a sheet metal blank is achieved. For this purpose the metal conductors have at least one projection extending at least over the entire range of ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5336857 | Roller contact device To achieve a small-sized roller contact device having an increased capacity of current flow, the front and rear roller contacts 4a and 4b are arranged such that they face each other with the contact portions 1a and 2a of the first and second fixed contact... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5313032 | Switching connector for automotive use A connector assembly includes a first and second housing having a normally open switch fixed between them. Means are formed on one of the housing is for maintaining the switch in an open position. In the event of separation of the housings, spring action ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5147988 | Switching electrical receptacle A switching electrical receptacle includes a fixed set of female contacts mounted to be connected to electric power lines. A housing supports a plurality of sliding contacts of substantially cylindrical symmetry disposed parallel to an axis. The housing c... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5111011 | Mirror control slide switch for automotive vehicles The disclosed slide action selector switch, which is adapted to switch the connections of four push button switches between left and right mirror motors, comprises an insulating plate with an elongated guide flange projecting therefrom and having a T-shap... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5107085 | Clustered push button switches having sheet metal conductors formed with contact tabs Clustered push button switches are provided in a casing having an insulating mounting plate with openings therein for guiding push button shafts which carry U-shaped spring contactors having respective first and second contactor arms. Front and rear sheet... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5061833 | Compact disconnect switch having broadly variable current rating Compact electrical power disconnect switch modularized to provide very broad current rating and comprising reverse-loop fingers which cooperate in pairs and form flexible spring-loaded contact members. An enlongated rotatable contact member is positioned ... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5051552 | Slide selector switch mechanism A slide selector switch mechanism for use within slide switches for controlling electrical circuits includes a detent spring centrally connected to a slide actuator member and to opposite ends of a movable bridging contactor. The detent spring provides co... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5034578 | Tap-changing bridge contact for transformer A bridge-contact assembly used in combination with an inner contact ring and a contact terminal of an array concentrically surrounding the ring comprises a contact hoousing rotatable concentrically with and between the ring and array, a pair of bridge-con... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5008505 | Self-resetting push switch A self-resetting push switch includes a closed-end insulating housing having first and second pairs of opposing inner wall surfaces. First grooves are formed on the first pair of surfaces, while a second groove having a projection is formed on at least on... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4931599 | Step selector for a stepped transformer A step selector for a stepped transformer has an electrically insulating cylindrical wall provided with fixed contacts, e.g. at different levels and, for each contact level, a radial arm composed wholly of electrically insulating material is affixed to a ... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4814563 | Contact mechanism for a switch A switch having a carriage with a pair of substantially opposite sides and a contact surface of conductive parts facing one of the sides and a reaction surface facing the other of the sides in spaced relation therewith, and wherein the carriage is movable... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4812604 | Torsion spring contact switch A push button switch assembly. A switch housing supports two parallel conductive switch contacts. A torsion spring wiper member carried by a push button switch actuator selectively bridges the gap between the conductive switch contacts. The torsion spring... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4795869 | Contact assembly for high-voltage switch A contact assembly is provided for a high-voltage switch. The contact assembly includes one or more contact members that cooperate with a contact element. The arrangement of the contact members is such that an interference fit results with the contact ele... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4766278 | Sealed toggle action electrical switches The sealed toggle action switch comprises an operating lever having a front operating arm projecting out of the front component of the casing. The lever has a rear arm, projecting into the casing and carrying a contactor plate for relative sliding and swi... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4677265 | Gas-blast circuit breaker The gas-blast circuit breaker preferably provided for switching medium voltage has a housing (1) filled with insulating gas. In this housing (1), two contact members (7, 8) are arranged which can be moved relative to each other along an axis (6), and a fi... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4642432 | Switch mechanism with combination spring and assembly retainer A switch mechanism is disclosed as including a body member containing the switching elements for an electrical circuit and a rotary external actuator for producing corresponding rotary motion to the switching elements for placing the switch mechanism into... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4621303 | Control center with wedge and jaw connector for distributing electric power A control center for distributing electric power characterized by a cabinet enclosing bus bars, a drawout stab assembly comprising a dielectric housing containing a clamping jaw for each bus bar, each clamping jaw having a wedge and wedge-receiving means ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4599501 | Switch actuating mechanism having resilient means for displacement transmission A switch, as for a windshield wiper, has a housing, a carriage rotatable in the housing in opposite directions from a first position to respective second and third positions, one or more electrical contacts mounted on and moving with the carriage, a condu... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4562324 | Electrical contact for use in a current-interrupting unit A female interrupting contact for a current-interrupting unit includes a smoothly contoured, apertured pressure ring which is held in a groove formed in the wall of a bore through a contact body. A spring in the groove maintains the ring to one side of th... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4555604 | Circuit breaker having improved stab assembly A plug-in type electric circuit breaker utilizing a detachably fastened stab assembly for interconnecting the circuit breaker to current carrying members such as bus bars. The stab assembly incorporates a plurality of opposed, independently movable spring... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4543454 | Slide action electrical switches In each of the two disclosed switches, an electrically conductive contactor plate is mounted on an insulating carriage, slidable in a casing along a path which is parallel with first and second parallel contact bars, mounted on an insulating wall of the c... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4483589 | Indexing mechanism for rotatable nosepiece of a microscope An indexing mechanism for an optical instrument, such as a microscope, includes a support, a rotatable assembly having a plurality of detents, and a fixed member and a rotating wheel mounted to a spring. The non-rotating member is adapted to engage the de... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4427862 | Contact assembly for a high-voltage circuit interrupter A female contact of an interrupter includes a number of flexible fingers in a cylindrical array defining a cavity toward the axis of which the fingers are biased. A pair of semi-annular refractory members are located at the free ends of the fingers and de... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4412116 | Circuit breaker with unitary actuating shaft A circuit breaker with unitary actuating shaft characterized by a dielectric housing having separable housing sections for mounting opposed stationary contacts; a unitary, hollow actuating shaft for mounting movable contacts between open and closed positi... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4410773 | Multipole data switch A rotary type switch for switching a relatively large plurality of independent circuits from one set of contact to a second set of contacts for manual or remote operation using a solenoid or linear actuator. The switch utilizes as contacts a simple wire f... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4403127 | Toggle switch having pressure contact A switch comprises a movable conductive contact in the form of a curved plate having an arcuate cross section, and terminals having ends projecting into a cavity. The movable conductive contact is pressed into the cavity to cause an end of the contact to ... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4389552 | Switch construction A plastic switch actuator is fitted with a spring so as to impart sliding and rocking motion to a movable contact by virtue of direct engagement between spring and element. The actuator has a depending integral portion received in an opening of the elemen... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4379214 | Trigger operated tool handle switch An electric switch mechanism for portable electric motor drive type tools having a reciprocable contact carrier and a movable electrically conductive bridging contact carried by the contact carrier for making and breaking electrical contact with coacting ... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4345129 | Electrical switch An electric switch having contact elements designed in the form of contact pins is disclosed. Contact pins and flat springs are arranged in units, each unit having a contact pin and an associated flat spring, and each unit extending in the make/break dire... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4342889 | Modular vault-type load break switch A modular vault type load break switch wherein the switching assembly is carried within an oil filled vault such that the operation of the switching mechanism is independent of the vault structure. The switching contact mechanism employs a positive actuat... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4320271 | AC Switch mechanism of the ball contact type An AC switch mechanism utilizes a ball contact to which generally linear motion is imparted by a rockable actuator having a spring providing downward contact force and a spring acting ball pusher leg to provide a snap action. In a single pole configuratio... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4316067 | Slide switch A slide switch intended for mounting on a circuit board to switch terminal pads on the board comprises a channel-shaped sheet metal switch housing, an insulating slide member captured between the sidewalls of the housing, and switch contact members mounte... | 02/16/1982 |
