Patents by Inventor Arthur Wayne Overton

Arthur Wayne Overton has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Normally closed switch
    Patent number: 4119821
    Abstract: A switch case has a top provided with a central opening in which slides the stem of a plunger that has a foot inside the case. A bridging contact spring has a central portion engaging the foot and has free end portions extending away from opposite sides of the foot to form movable contacts normally engaging stationary electric contacts in the case beneath the movable contacts. Between each stationary contact and the central portion of the spring there is a fulcrum member beneath a movable contact so that when the central portion of the spring is moved downwardly by depressing the plunger, the movable contacts will rock on the fulcrum members and lift away from the stationary contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1978
    Assignee: Stackpole Components Company
    Inventor: Arthur Wayne Overton