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US 7,232,965 B2Granted
Linear motion compensator
AssigneeSquare D Company
InventorsDonald G. Gibbons, Jon H. Hanson
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Abstract
An linear motion compensator for translating a particular amount of linear movement produced by an input device into a particular amount of linear movement required to properly operate an output device, without causing damage to either the input device or the output device.
Claims20
A linear motion compensator comprising:
- a housing defining a generally hollow interior, said housing being adapted for operably connecting to an input device at a first end and to an output device at a second end, and;
- a stroke compensator substantially contained within and movably supported by said housing, said stroke compensator receiving a first particular length of linear motion from said input device and transmitting to said output device a second particular length of linear motion, wherein said first and second particular lengths of linear motion are not equal.
A linear motion compensator comprising:
- a housing defining a generally hollow interior, said housing being adapted for operably connecting to an operator interface device at a first end and to an electrical switching device at a second end, said operator interface device being capable of producing a first particular length of linear movement and said switching device requiring a second particular length linear movement for proper operation, said first and second particular lengths of linear movement not being equal, and;
- a stroke compensator substantially contained within and moveably supported by said housing, said stroke compensator converting said first particular length of linear movement to said second particular length of linear movement.
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