US3305853A
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Position sensing device
Assignee: American Saint Gobain Corp
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Filing: 1962-06-20
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Granted: 1967-02-21
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Expires: 1982-06-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas A Insolio
- 👤 Sr John M Chump
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:29
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03B; C03B15/00; C03B15/02; C03B15/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A POSITION SENSING DEVICE COMPRISING A BODY PORTION HAVING A CYLINDRICAL END PORTION, A SLEEVE MEMBER POSITIONED ON SAID CYLINDRICAL END PORTION IN ROTATABLE RELATION THERETO, AN ARM MEMBER PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID SLEEVE MEMBER, SAID ARM MEMBER ARRANGED TO PIVOT IN AN ARCUATE PATH IN A PLANE CONTAINING THE AXIS OF SAID BODY PORTION, SAID ARM MEMBER HAVING A SENSING PORTION MOVABLE IN SAID ARCUATE PATH, SAID SLEEVE MEMBER AND SAID ARM MEMBER AND SENSING PORTION ARRANGED TO ROTATE ABOUT THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID BODY PORTION, FIRST CONTACT MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID ARM MEMBER, SECOND CONTACT MEANS CARRIED BY SAID BODY PORTION AND ADAPTED TO COOPERATE WITH SAID FIRST CONTACT MEANS UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID ARM MEMBER, AND INDICATING MEANS ACTUATED BY SAID CONTACT MEANS TO INDICATE THE ARCUATE POSITION OF SAID SENSING PORTION FROM SAID END PORTION AND THE ANGULAR POSITION OF SAID SENSING PORTION ABOUT SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID BODY PORTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A POSITION SENSING DEVICE COMPRISING A BODY PORTION HAVING A CYLINDRICAL END PORTION, A SLEEVE MEMBER POSITIONED ON SAID CYLINDRICAL END PORTION IN ROTATABLE RELATION THERETO, AN ARM MEMBER PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID SLEEVE MEMBER, SAID ARM MEMBER ARRANGED TO PIVOT IN AN ARCUATE PATH IN A PLANE CONTAINING THE AXIS OF SAID BODY PORTION, SAID ARM MEMBER HAVING A SENSING PORTION MOVABLE IN SAID ARCUATE PATH, SAID SLEEVE MEMBER AND SAID ARM MEMBER AND SENSING PORTION ARRANGED TO ROTATE ABOUT THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID BODY PORTION, FIRST CONTACT MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID ARM MEMBER, SECOND CONTACT MEANS CARRIED BY SAID BODY PORTION AND ADAPTED TO COOPERATE WITH SAID FIRST CONTACT MEANS UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID ARM MEMBER, AND INDICATING MEANS ACTUATED BY SAID CONTACT MEANS TO INDICATE THE ARCUATE POSITION OF SAID SENSING PORTION FROM SAID END PORTION AND THE ANGULAR POSITION OF SAID SENSING PORTION ABOUT SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID BODY PORTION.
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