Integral multifinger contact and method of making

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1975-03-20

1976-02-24

Lake, Roy

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291635R, 113116A, 339258R, 339278M, H01R 3900

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039401987

ABSTRACT:
An integral multifinger contact with each finger being capable of flexing independently of one another while maximizing the number of independent finger contacts along a given contact line. The method involves the shearing of finger portions and elongating these portions during the shearing operation to provide a positive clearance between adjacent edges of the fingers. One embodiment of the invention being directed to a contact member particularly adapted for a rotary potentiometer while another embodiment has particular use in a linear potentiometer.

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patent: 2426429 (1947-08-01), Bels
patent: 2692019 (1954-10-01), Zalkind
patent: 3256510 (1966-06-01), Horssen
patent: 3348192 (1967-10-01), DeVito

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