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US3286045A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Cover assembly for switches

Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1965-03-16
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Granted: 1966-11-15
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Expires: 1985-03-16
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Robert J Clark
  • 👤 Warren R Tolman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 12:59
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02B; H02B1/00; H02B1/015; H02B1/04; H02B1/044; H02B1/048

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 182 words
A COVER ASSEMBLY FOR A MULTISWITCH STATION HAVING A VARIABLE NUMBER OF SWITCH ACTUATORS, THE COVER ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: A COVER MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF FIRST AND SECOND APERTURES, EACH FIRST APERTURE AND A SELECTED ONE OF THE SECOND APERTURES ADAPTED TO HAVE A SWITCH ACTUATOR EXTEND THERETHROUGH, INTEGRAL UPSTANDING COLLAR PORTIONS RESPECTIVELY DISPOSED ABOUT EACH OF THE FIRST APERTURES; A COLLAR MEMBER POSITIONED ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE SELECTED SECOND APERTURE, THE COLLAR MEMBER HAVING AN UPSTANDING COLLAR PORTION OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME SHAPE AS THE COLLAR PORTIONS INTEGRAL WITH THE COVER MEMBER, THE COLLAR MEMBER FURTHER HAVING MEANS FOR LOCATING THE COLLAR MEMBER ON SAID SECURING THE COLLAR MEMBER TO COVER MEMBER; A FACE MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF APERTURES CORRESPONDING IN NUMBER AND ARRANGEMENT TO THE UPSTANDING COLLAR PORTIONS INTEGRAL WITH AND SECURED TO THE COVER MEMBER, THE FACE MEMBER BEING POSITIONED ON THE COVER MEMBER WITH THE COLLAR PORTIONS EXTENDING THROUGH THE APERTURES IN THE FACE MEMBER, EACH APERTURE IN THE FACE MEMBER CLOSELY CONFORMING TO THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF THE COLLAR PORTION ABOUT WHICH IT IS DISPOSED.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-11-14 1970-05-16 1970-11-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-11-14 1974-05-16 1974-11-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-11-14 1978-05-16 1978-11-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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