Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Electric switch details – Cases and bases
Patent
1987-02-09
1988-05-03
Luebke, Renee S.
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Electric switch details
Cases and bases
200157, H01H 904
Patent
active
047421991
ABSTRACT:
A hand held electrically operated appliance, such as a hair dryer, a hair clipper, a hair blower, or the like, the appliance comprising a handle including first and second handle pieces including respective walls defining blind recesses located in opposing relation to each other, a resilient gasket disposed between the walls to define, with the recesses, a waterproof switch chamber including therein an electrical switch, the gasket affording water-tight passage into and from the chamber of an appropriate number of electrical leads, an actuator passing in water tight relation through the gasket into the chamber, being operably connected to the switch, and being manually movable by an operator so that movement of the actuator causes related movement of the switch between off and on positions, and a mechanism for fastening together the handle pieces to press the gasket between the walls to prevent entry of moisture into the chamber.
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Andis Matthew L.
Urbush Richard
Luebke Renee S.
Outboard Marine Corporation
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