Patents by Inventor Steven W. Haskins

Steven W. Haskins 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).

  • Patent number: 5356297
    Abstract: A socket carries a lamp and is mountable into an opening of a circuit plate to make a connection between the lamp and a circuit of the circuit plate. The socket comprises a body in which electrical terminals are mounted. Wires which are joined to the lamp are connected to the electrical terminal. The electrical terminals make electrical contact with the circuit when the socket is inserted into the circuit plate. Each terminal includes a contact portion projecting forwardly from the body, and a shank portion mounted in the body. The contact portion has a through-slot therein such that the contact portion presents two relatively movable contact surfaces on opposite sides of the slot. The shank portion includes two slots for receiving and tightly gripping the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1994
    Assignee: Cooper Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven W. Haskins
  • Patent number: 4734679
    Abstract: A pushbutton keyboard assembly has a plurality of pushbuttons mounted over a circuit board. A circuit pattern on the circuit board has a plurality of switch positions and a pushbutton is aligned with each switch position. A cap fits over each pushbutton, each cap having a clear top for viewing of an indicia printed on the top of the pushbutton. Each cap has a laterally extending flange by which it is held in position by a dial cover extending over the circuit board and having apertures for the pushbuttons and caps. By the provision of caps, the indicia can be printed using material having suitable characteristics matching the pushbutton material, without the need of also withstanding wear during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1988
    Assignee: Northern Telecom Limited
    Inventor: Steven W. Haskins