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US 4,539,452 AGranted
Safety stop switch assembly
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorsJames R. Draxler, Richard H. Snyder
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Abstract
A safety stop switch assembly (10) for controlling a device such as an outboard motor includes a toggle switch having a switch arm (12). A clip (16) is held in place around the switch arm (12) by a spring arm (21). The clip (16) can be attached to the operator by a lanyard (17). When the operator is sufficiently removed from the device, the lanyard (17) will pull the clip (16) away from the switch arm (12) and turn the switch off. The switch arm (12) can be used to control the outboard motor with or without the use of the clip (16).
Claims8
A safety stop switch assembly comprising:
- (A) a base having a hole therethrough;
- (B) a switch attached to said base for controlling an electrically operated device, said switch including an actuator arm for operating said switch between an on and on off position, said actuator arm extending through said hole and having a pivot axis below the surface of said base;
- (C) a clip encircling said actuator arm;
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- (D) an attachment means for releasably attaching said clip to said base and holding said clip in position encircling said actuator arm regardless of the position of said actuator arm and permitting operation of said actuator irrespective of the presence of said clip, said attachment means holding said clip adjacent said actuator arm to prevent removal of said clip without moving said actuator arm to the off position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.