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US 9,390,867 B1Granted
Timer assembly with slim contacts
AssigneeReliance Controls Corporation
InventorsJeffrey P. Baldwin, John Klein, Ryan Liebengood
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Abstract
A timer is configured with an electrical contact assembly with a thin construction, which provides a thinner and more compact timer assembly. In particular a thinner and more compact timer assembly is achieved by implementing various features of the present invention, including but not limited to, recessed contact arm channels, contact arms positioned wholly on a single side, contact arms oriented with a length parallel to the baseplate and a thickness parallel with the baseplate thickness, and a slim profile actuator which moves in the direction of the length.
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A timer assembly comprising:
- a baseplate having a front side and a back side;
- a time indicator extending from the front side;
- an electrical contact assembly supported on the back side of the base plate, wherein the electrical contact assembly includes at least one contact arm having a first contact, wherein the at least one contact arm defines a length longer than its width, and wherein the at least one contact arm is arranged such that the length of the at least one contact arm is generally parallel with the back side of the base plate;
- a second contact supported on the back side of the base plate;
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- an actuator for selectively connecting and disconnecting the first and second contacts, wherein the actuator is movable in a direction generally parallel with the length of the at least one contact arm.
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A timer assembly comprising:
- a baseplate having a front side and a back side;
- a time indicator extending from the front side;
- an electrical contact assembly supported on the back side of the base plate, wherein the electrical contact assembly includes at least one contact arm having a first contact, wherein the at least one contact arm defines a length longer than its width, and wherein the at least one contact arm is arranged such that the length of the at least one contact arm is generally parallel with the back side of the base plate;
- a second contact supported on the back side of the base plate;
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- an actuator for selectively connecting and disconnecting the first and second contacts, wherein the actuator moves one of the first and second contacts in a direction transverse to the length of the at least one contact arm.
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A timer assembly comprising:
- a baseplate having a front side and a back side;
- a time indicator extending from the front side;
- an electrical contact assembly supported on the back side of the base plate, wherein the electrical contact assembly includes at least one contact arm having a first contact, wherein the at least one contact arm defines a length longer than its width, and wherein the at least one contact arm is arranged such that the length of the at least one contact arm is generally parallel with the back side of the base plate;
- a second contact supported on the back side of the base plate;
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- an actuator for selectively connecting and disconnecting the first and second contacts, wherein the actuator includes a pair of ramps, and wherein the at least one contact arm is positioned between the pair of ramps.
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A timer assembly comprising:
- a baseplate having a front side and a back side;
- a time indicator extending from the front side;
- an electrical contact assembly having a first contact arm having a length longer than its width and a first contact on the first contact arm;
- a second contact arm having a length longer than its width and a second contact on the second contact arm;
- a third contact arm having a third contact;
- a fourth contact arm having a fourth contact;
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- a movable actuator that acts on the first and second contact arms, wherein the actuator is movable in a direction parallel to the first and second contact arm lengths;
- wherein movement of the actuator causes the first contact to selectively engage the third contact and the second contact to selectively engage the fourth contact.
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A timer assembly comprising:
- a baseplate having a front side and a back side;
- a time indicator extending from the front side;
- an electrical contact assembly having a first contact arm having a length longer than its width and a first contact on the first contact arm;
- a second contact arm having a length longer than its width and a second contact on the second contact arm;
- a third contact arm having a third contact;
- a fourth contact arm having a fourth contact;
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- a movable actuator that acts on the first and second contact arms, wherein the actuator is movable in a direction parallel to the first and second contact arm lengths;
- wherein movement of the actuator causes the first contact to selectively engage the third contact and the second contact to selectively engage the fourth contact, and wherein the actuator moves the first and third contacts in a direction perpendicular to the direction of actuator movement.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.