公开(公告)号：US07101229B2

公开(公告)日：2006-09-05

申请号：US11173290

申请日：2005-07-01

申请人： Anthony Tufano ,  David B. Balaban

发明人： Anthony Tufano ,  David B. Balaban

IPC分类号： H01R25/00

CPC分类号： H01R33/94 ,  H01R33/22

摘要： A lamp adapter for receiving a lamp having a conductive threaded portion and an extension with a conductive contact electrically insulated from the conductive threaded portion. The lamp adapter has a body with a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion has a socket with a threaded sleeve adapted to receive the threaded portion of the lamp, a first lead electrically connected to the threaded sleeve, a cavity located with respect to the threaded sleeve so as to receive the extension of the lamp when the lamp is threaded into the threaded sleeve, a metal contact arm located within the cavity so as to make electrical contact with the conductive contact of the lamp when the lamp is threaded into the threaded sleeve, and a second lead electrically connected to the metal contact arm. The bottom portion has a threaded portion suitable for threading into a mating lamp socket, the threaded portion being electrically insulated from the top portion. The lamp adapter includes a recess located within the cavity and a coil spring disposed with a lower portion within the recess and an upper portion above the recess and within the cavity, wherein the metal contact arm is located in cooperation with the coil spring so as to be biased thereon and make contact with the conductive contact of the lamp when the lamp is threaded into the threaded sleeve. The metal contact arm is located with the cavity so as not to make contact with a conductive electrical contact on a lamp not having an extension.

公开(公告)号：US20060137892A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-29

申请号：US11362463

申请日：2006-02-24

申请人： Dennis Oddsen ,  Leslie Lindenstraus ,  Anthony Tufano ,  Steve Zacharevitz

发明人： Dennis Oddsen ,  Leslie Lindenstraus ,  Anthony Tufano ,  Steve Zacharevitz

IPC分类号： H02G3/14

CPC分类号： H01R13/648 ,  H01R13/652 ,  H01R13/68 ,  H01R13/717 ,  H01R13/7175 ,  H01R24/78 ,  H01R2103/00 ,  H02G3/123 ,  H02G3/14

摘要： The instant invention overcomes the difficulties encountered with respect to mounting electrical wiring devices to a common box and then positioning the devices relative to each other prior to attaching a wall plate. Some of the difficulties encountered are positioning the wiring devices to be in alignment with each other, locating the wiring devices to be parallel to each other, adjusting the spacing between the different devices to be equal and uniform and fixing all of the devices to be flat against the wall. In the prior art, the wiring devices are first loosely attached to a box and then moved back and forth, and up and down to fit within cut outs in a wall plate which is then attached to the wiring devices with screws. A time consuming and tedious job. This invention overcomes these deficiencies by providing wiring devices that have locating openings for engaging alignment pins located on a plate that is subsequently attached to a box. The alignment pins, when engaged by the close clearance locating openings, accurately positions the wiring devices to allow a wall plate to be place around the wiring devices without requiring any initial or subsequent adjustment. Each set of alignment pins on the alignment plate can be located on a vertical axis which accurately defines the center for the wiring device. The opening in the wiring device receives and holds captive a set of alignment pins. The alignment pins accurately position, align and locate all of the wiring devices mounted to the attachment plate, and the plate allows the wiring devices to be positioned against a flat surface. Thereafter, a wall plate can be positioned around the wiring devices without requiring any adjustment.

摘要翻译： 本发明克服了在将电气接线装置安装到公共箱体之前遇到的困难，然后在安装壁板之前相对于彼此定位装置。 遇到的一些困难是使配线装置彼此对准，将配线装置彼此平行地布置，将不同装置之间的间距调整为相等和均匀，并将所有装置固定成平坦 靠墙。 在现有技术中，布线装置首先松散地附接到盒子上，然后来回移动，并且上下移动以装配在壁板的切口中，然后用螺钉将其连接到布线装置。 一个耗时和乏味的工作。 本发明通过提供具有定位开口的布线装置来克服这些缺陷，所述定位开口用于接合位于板上的对准销，随后将其连接到箱体上。 定位销在靠近间隙定位孔啮合时，精确地定位接线装置，以允许墙板放置在接线装置周围，而不需要任何初始或随后的调整。 对准板上的每组对准销可以位于准确地限定配线装置中心的垂直轴上。 接线装置中的开口接收并保持一组定位销。 对准销准确地定位，对准和定位安装到安装板的所有接线装置，并且该板允许接线装置抵靠平坦的表面定位。 此后，可以在布线装置周围设置壁板，而不需要任何调整。

公开(公告)号：US07030318B2

公开(公告)日：2006-04-18

申请号：US10852794

申请日：2004-05-25

申请人： Anthony Tufano ,  Dennis A. Oddsen ,  Leslie Lindenstraus ,  Steve Zacharevitz ,  Paul Endres

发明人： Anthony Tufano ,  Dennis A. Oddsen ,  Leslie Lindenstraus ,  Steve Zacharevitz ,  Paul Endres

IPC分类号： H02G3/14

CPC分类号： H02G3/14

摘要： There is disclosed structure which overcomes the difficulties encountered with respect to mounting wiring devices such as a receptacle and/or a switch to a box and then attaching a wall plate. Some of the difficulties encountered are positioning the wiring devices to be in alignment with each other, locating the wiring devices to be parallel to each other, adjusting the spacing between the different devices to be equal and uniform and fixing all of the devices to be flat against the wall. These deficiencies are overcome by an alignment plate having a single centrally located opening sized to receive one of more wiring devices and a set of alignment pins for each wiring device. Each set of alignment pins on the alignment plate is located on a vertical axis which defines the center for a wiring device and each wiring device has openings for frictionally receiving and holding captive a set of alignment pins. The alignment pins accurately position, align and locate all of the wiring devices relative to each other. Thereafter the alignment plate and wiring devices can be attached to a box by means of mounting screws and a wall plate can then be positioned around the wiring devices without further adjustment.

摘要翻译： 公开的结构克服了将诸如插座和/或开关的接线装置安装到盒子上然后附接壁板所遇到的困难。 遇到的一些困难是使配线装置彼此对准，将配线装置彼此平行地布置，将不同装置之间的间距调整为相等和均匀，并将所有装置固定成平坦 靠墙。 这些缺陷由具有单个中心定位的开口的对准板克服，其尺寸被设计成容纳多个布线装置中的一个以及用于每个布线装置的一组对准销。 对准板上的每组对准销位于垂直轴上，该垂直轴限定了布线装置的中心，并且每个布线装置具有用于摩擦接收和保持一组对准销的开口。 对准销相对于彼此精确地定位，对准和定位所有接线装置。 此后，可以通过安装螺钉将对准板和布线装置附接到盒子，然后可以将壁板罐定位在布线装置周围，而无需进一步的调整。

公开(公告)号：US20050287863A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-29

申请号：US11145989

申请日：2005-06-07

申请人： Anthony Tufano ,  David Balaban ,  Mehmet Tanacan ,  Denise Chan-Richter

发明人： Anthony Tufano ,  David Balaban ,  Mehmet Tanacan ,  Denise Chan-Richter

IPC分类号： H01R4/24 ,  H01R13/631 ,  H01R33/76

CPC分类号： H01R13/631 ,  H01R4/2404 ,  H01R33/7664

摘要： A system and method for the alignment of an insulation piercing contact within a two piece switch housing with an insulated electrical wires disposed within the housing. The housing is comprised of two halves whereby when the two halves are brought together during assembly, the insulation piercing contact pierces the insulation of the electrical wires and forms an electrical connection between the contact and the wires. Proper alignment between the insulation piercing contact and the insulated electrical wires is ensured by providing extended prongs on one half of the switch housing. On the other half of the switch housing, channels are provided and arranged to slidably engage and mate with the prongs prior to contact of the electrical wires with the piercing contact. The prongs and channels fix the relative alignment of the contact with the wire before piercing occurs and ensures consistent location of the electrical connection formed during assembly of the switch housing.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将绝缘穿刺接触件对准在两件式开关壳体内的绝缘电线的布置在壳体内的系统和方法。 壳体由两个半部组成，由此当组装过程中两个半部分组合在一起时，绝缘穿刺接触件刺穿电线的绝缘体，并在接触件和电线之间形成电连接。 通过在开关外壳的一半上提供延长的插脚来确保绝缘穿刺触头和绝缘电线之间的正确对准。 在开关壳体的另一半上，通道设置并布置成在电线与穿孔触头接触之前可滑动地接合并与插脚配合。 在穿刺之前，插脚和通道固定触点与电线的相对对准，并确保在开关壳体组装期间形成的电连接的位置一致。

公开(公告)号：US06979791B2

公开(公告)日：2005-12-27

申请号：US10859303

申请日：2004-06-01

申请人： Paul Endres ,  Stephen R. Kurek ,  Anthony Tufano ,  Dennis A. Oddsen

发明人： Paul Endres ,  Stephen R. Kurek ,  Anthony Tufano ,  Dennis A. Oddsen

IPC分类号： H01H9/12 ,  H01H19/635 ,  H01H21/02 ,  H01H21/24 ,  H02G3/14 ,  H01H13/00 ,  H01H3/00

CPC分类号： H02G3/14 ,  H01H9/12 ,  H01H19/635 ,  H01H21/025 ,  H01H21/245

摘要： There is disclosed a paddle switch operated by pushing on the lower portion of a rocker paddle to turn the switch “on” or “off”. The lower edge of the paddle pivots in and out about its upper edge. The switch includes articulated driver means coupled to be driven by the rocker paddle when it is depressed and to urge the rocker paddle back to its out position. When the rocker paddle is pushed in, it urges the articulated driver means to rotate a cam means in a first, clock wise direction, or a second, counter clockwise direction. Alternate rotation of the cam drives a slider member having a cam follower back and forth along a linear axis. A shaped leaf spring cooperates with the cam follower to assist in the movement of the slider and to determine its rest positions. An indicator such as an LED is used to indicate the state of conduction of the switch. When the rocker paddle is released, it is biased by the articulated drive means to pivot back to its initial position. The rocker paddle of the switch is not located within a frame and has surface along its vertical axis of positive first differential and zero second differential, comprised of a combination of splines which extend between points of varying distances from a datum plane. This surface has zero second differential when the rate of height increase of individual splines is constant.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种通过推动摇杆的下部以将开关“打开”或“关闭”操作的桨开关。 桨叶的下边缘围绕其上边缘枢转进出。 该开关包括连接的驱动装置，该装置被联接以在其被压下时由摇杆驱动并且将摇臂桨推回到其向外的位置。 当摇杆被推入时，它促使铰接的驱动装置在第一时钟方向或第二逆时针方向上旋转凸轮装置。 凸轮的替代旋转沿着线性轴驱动具有凸轮从动件的滑动构件来回。 成形的叶簧与凸轮从动件配合以帮助滑块的移动并确定其静止位置。 诸如LED的指示器用于指示开关的导通状态。 当摇杆被释放时，它被铰接的驱动装置偏置以枢转回到其初始位置。 开关的摇臂不位于框架内，并且具有沿其正的第一差速器和零秒差速器的垂直轴线的表面，其包括在与基准平面不同距离的点之间延伸的花键的组合。 当单个花键的高度增加率恒定时，该曲面具有零秒差。

公开(公告)号：US20050115818A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-02

申请号：US10852815

申请日：2004-05-24

申请人： Stephen Kurek ,  Paul Endres ,  Anthony Tufano ,  Dennis Oddsen

发明人： Stephen Kurek ,  Paul Endres ,  Anthony Tufano ,  Dennis Oddsen

IPC分类号： H02G3/14

CPC分类号： H01H23/025 ,  H01H23/143 ,  H02G3/14

摘要： There is disclosed structure which overcomes the deficiencies with respect to prior art devices by providing a wiring device such as a switch having a paddle that pivots about its upper end and is biased to assume the same at rest position when either in its on position or off position. Repeated pressing and releasing the lower portion of the face of the switch paddle alternately closes and opens a set of contacts within the switch to alternately connect and disconnect a load from a source of electricity each time the paddle is pressed. Thus, regardless of whether adjacent switches are on-off switches or 3-way switches, they will always be in alignment. An on-off indicator such as a small light is provided to indicate to a user when the contacts of the switch are opened or closed. The paddle of the switch has a length-width ratio dimension that is proportioned to provide a finger contact surface of increased area to allow a user to more easily and quickly identify and operate a particular switch. The vertical axis of the switch has a surface of positive first differential, comprised of splines drawn between points of varying distance from a datum plane, and has along the horizontal axis a surface of a positive first differential and negative second differential, comprised of a combination of splines drawn between points of varying distance from the datum plane.

摘要翻译： 公开了通过提供诸如开关的布线装置来克服现有技术装置的缺陷的结构，该开关具有在其上端枢转的偏移状态并且当其处于其位置或关闭时被偏置以保持静止位置 位置。 重复按压和释放开关板的表面的下部交替地闭合并打开开关内的一组触点，以在每次按压桨时交替地连接和断开负载与电源。 因此，无论相邻开关是开关还是三通开关，它们将始终保持一致。 提供诸如小灯的开 - 关指示器，以便在开关的触点打开或关闭时向用户指示。 开关的叶片具有成比例的长宽比尺寸，以提供增加面积的手指接触表面，以允许用户更容易且快速地识别和操作特定开关。 开关的垂直轴具有正的第一差分的表面，包括在与基准平面不同的距离的点之间绘制的样条，并且具有沿着水平轴的正的第一差分和负的第二微分的表面，包括组合 在与基准平面不同的点之间绘制的花键。

公开(公告)号：US20050016825A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-27

申请号：US10627224

申请日：2003-07-25

申请人： Paul Endres ,  Stephen Kurek ,  Anthony Tufano ,  Dennis Oddsen

发明人： Paul Endres ,  Stephen Kurek ,  Anthony Tufano ,  Dennis Oddsen

IPC分类号： H01H9/12 ,  H01H19/635 ,  H01H21/02 ,  H01H21/24 ,  H02G3/14 ,  H01H3/00

CPC分类号： H02G3/14 ,  H01H9/12 ,  H01H19/635 ,  H01H21/025 ,  H01H21/245

摘要： There is disclosed a robust on-off rocker paddle switch operated by pushing on the lower portion of a rocker paddle to turn the switch “on” or “off”. The lower edge of the rocker paddle pivots in and out about its top or upper edge. Bias means urges the lower portion of the rocker paddle to always be in its out position whether the switch is in the “on” state or position or the “off”state or position. The rocker paddle of the switch is not located within a frame and the surface of the switch has, along its vertical axis, a contour of positive first differential and zero second differential, comprised of a combination of splines which extend between points of varying distances from a datum plane. The contour has zero second differential when the rate of height increase of individual splines is constant. An actuator coupled to the rocker paddle (the face) of the switch causes a cam to rotate in a clockwise direction and in a counter clockwise direction as the rocker paddle is alternately depressed. The rocker paddle pivots about its top edge and repeated pressing on the lower surface of the rocker paddle causes the actuator to alternately rotate the cam in a clockwise direction and in a counter-clockwise direction. Alternate rotation of the cam drives a slider member having a triangular shaped cam follower along a first and a second opposite direction along a common linear axis. A cam shaped leaf spring cooperates with the triangular shaped cam follower to aid in the movement of the slider and determines its at rest position. An indicator such as a light can be used to indicate the state of conduction of the switch.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种坚固的开关式摇杆开关，其通过推动摇杆的下部而将开关“打开”或“关闭”。 摇杆的下边缘围绕其上边缘或上边缘枢转进出。 偏置意味着促使摇臂桨的下部总是处于其位置，无论开关是处于“开”状态还是处于“关”状态或位置。 开关的摇臂不位于框架内，并且开关的表面沿其垂直轴线具有正的第一差分和零秒差分的轮廓，其包括在不同距离之间的点之间延伸的样条的组合 基准面 当各个花键的高度增加率恒定时，轮廓具有零秒差。 耦合到开关的摇杆（表面）的致动器使得凸轮沿着顺时针方向和逆时针方向旋转，因为摇杆被交替地压下。 摇杆在其顶部边缘上枢转并且重复地按压摇杆的下表面使致动器沿顺时针方向和逆时针方向交替地旋转凸轮。 凸轮的交替旋转沿着共同的线性轴线沿着第一和第二相反方向驱动具有三角形凸轮从动件的滑块构件。 凸轮形板簧与三角形凸轮从动件配合以帮助滑块的运动并确定其静止位置。 诸如光的指示器可用于指示开关的导通状态。

公开(公告)号：US5758952A

公开(公告)日：1998-06-02

申请号：US687864

申请日：1996-07-26

申请人： Arkady Getselis ,  Walter Newman ,  Anthony Tufano

发明人： Arkady Getselis ,  Walter Newman ,  Anthony Tufano

IPC分类号： F21V19/00 ,  F21Y103/37 ,  H01R33/00 ,  H01R33/08 ,  F21S3/00

CPC分类号： F21S8/00 ,  F21V19/0095 ,  H01R33/0809 ,  F21Y2103/37

摘要： A lamp housing to support and power a compact dual or quad-tube fluorescent lamp. A body portion with a central cavity receives the lamp base and selectively retains same using a trapped metal clip; contacts mounted in separated cavities receive the lamp leads at a first end and at the second end the bared end of an electrical conductor inserted into a one way type clutch contact lever to apply AC power to the lampleads. The contact lever can be bifurcated to independently engage more than a single conductor. The lamphousing can be mounted to a panel using fasteners extending through apertures in mounting pads of the base, or by using flexible mounting tabs to grip the underside of a mounting panel or a combination of the flexible mounting tabs and flexible arms to permit the lampholder to be mounted on panels of different thicknesses.

公开(公告)号：US07712949B2

公开(公告)日：2010-05-11

申请号：US11565484

申请日：2006-11-30

申请人： Anthony Tufano ,  Marc Noest ,  Emma Levin ,  James Richter

发明人： Anthony Tufano ,  Marc Noest ,  Emma Levin ,  James Richter

IPC分类号： H01R33/00 ,  F21S8/06

CPC分类号： F21V21/02 ,  F21V23/0442 ,  H01R33/9456

摘要： This invention is directed to a lampholder for receiving a non-incandescent lamp having a 2-pin base. A surface mountable member for receiving the lamp and which has no voltage transforming circuitry is disclosed. Each pin of the lamp has an enlarged cylindrical shaped end attached to a shaft of reduced diameter. The surface mountable member has two keyhole shaped apertures, each of which has a large circular end aperture and an arc shaped slot for receiving and securely holding the pins of the lamp to the surface mountable member. The circular aperture of each keyhole shaped aperture has a diameter which is slightly larger than the diameter of the enlarged cylindrical end of the lamp pin, and the arc shaped slot has a width that is both smaller than the diameter of the cylindrical end of the lamp pin and wider than the diameter of the shaft of the pin. The enlarged ends of the pins of the lamp, when located in the arc shaped slots, prevent the lamp from being pulled out of the surface mountable member.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于接收具有2针底座的非白炽灯的灯座。 公开了一种用于接收灯并且没有电压变换电路的表面安装元件。 灯的每个销具有连接到直径减小的轴的扩大的圆柱形端。 表面安装构件具有两个锁孔形孔，每个孔具有大的圆形端孔和弧形槽，用于接收并牢固地将灯的销保持在表面安装构件上。 每个锁孔形孔的圆形孔径的直径略大于灯销的扩大的圆柱形端的直径，弧形槽的宽度小于灯的圆柱形端的直径 销比销的轴的直径宽。 当灯的销的放大端位于弧形槽中时，防止灯被从表面安装构件拉出。

公开(公告)号：US07700888B2

公开(公告)日：2010-04-20

申请号：US11274587

申请日：2005-11-14

申请人： Stephen R. Kurek ,  Paul Endres ,  Anthony Tufano ,  Dennis A. Oddsen

发明人： Stephen R. Kurek ,  Paul Endres ,  Anthony Tufano ,  Dennis A. Oddsen

IPC分类号： H01H3/00 ,  H01H13/00

CPC分类号： H01H23/025 ,  H01H23/143 ,  H02G3/14

摘要： There is disclosed structure which overcomes the deficiencies with respect to prior art devices by providing a wiring device such as a switch having a paddle that pivots about its upper end and is biased to assume the same at rest position when either in its on position or off position. Repeated pressing and releasing the lower portion of the face of the switch paddle alternately closes and opens a set of contacts within the switch to alternately connect and disconnect a load form a source of electricity each time the paddle is pressed. Thus, regardless of whether adjacent switches are on-off switches or 3-way switches, they will always be in alignment. An on-off indicator such as a small light is provided to indicate to a user when the contacts of the switch are opened or closed. The paddle of the switch has a length-width ratio dimension that is proportioned to provide a finger contact surface of increased area to allow a user to more easily and quickly identify and operate a particular switch. The vertical axis of the switch has a surface of positive first differential, comprised of splines drawn between points of varying distance from a datum plane, and has along the horizontal axis a surface of a positive first differential and negative second differential, comprised of a combination of splines drawn between points of varying distance from the datum plane.

摘要翻译： 公开了通过提供诸如开关的布线装置来克服现有技术装置的缺陷的结构，该开关具有在其上端枢转的偏移状态并且当其处于其位置或关闭时被偏置以保持静止位置 位置。 重复按压和释放开关板的表面的下部交替地关闭并打开开关内的一组触点，以在每次按压桨时交替地连接和断开形成电源的负载。 因此，无论相邻开关是开关还是三通开关，它们将始终保持一致。 提供诸如小灯的开 - 关指示器，以便在开关的触点打开或关闭时向用户指示。 开关的叶片具有成比例的长宽比尺寸，以提供增加面积的手指接触表面，以允许用户更容易且快速地识别和操作特定开关。 开关的垂直轴具有正的第一差分的表面，包括在与基准平面不同的距离的点之间绘制的样条，并且具有沿着水平轴的正的第一差分和负的第二微分的表面，包括组合 在与基准平面不同的点之间绘制的花键。