Claims
- 1. A detent for a mechanical linkage comprising:
- a movable linkage member;
- a rotatable cam follower member;
- a generally V-shaped notch with edges and a vertex formed on one of the members;
- first and second sides on the other member meeting to form a corner that fits in the notch;
- means for urging the cam follower member and the surface of travel of the linkage member against each other; and
- an arcuate concave relief on the first side of the other member adjacent to the corner, the relief being shaped to embrace one edge of the notch without such edge bottoming on the other member as the corner of the other member enters the notch from a given direction.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 775,780, filed Mar. 9, 1977, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,090,273.
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