Claims
- 1. An electric energy saving three-position electric switching device having an electrical "off", half-wave "dim" and full-wave "on" position for electrical connection to a two-conductor wire member of substantially an electric cord member, comprising in combination: an electric insulating housing having an upper casing portion and a lower casing portion for being juxtapositioningly mounted on said cord member; said upper casing portion having therein a one-piece first electrical contact member and a one-piece second electrical contact member and a one-piece third electrical contact member each of which having a free substantially end detenting portion thereof spaced substantially 120 degrees apart from each other and each of which is formed from a resilient electrical conducting material, said upper casing portion also having a half-wave diode electrical rectifying means, a one-piece rotatable electric current conducting contact member and a manually operable switch actuation means being substantially housed therein for manually operatively actuating a pivotly mounted rotatable member having an electric insulating switching portion integrally formed on substantially one end portion thereof; said switching portion having said contact conducting member substantially captively attached to at least one portion thereof for electrical switching rotation therewith so that when it is in its first switched electrical "off" position said conducting contact member is electrically connected to said first said contact member and siad second said contact member and when it is in its second switched half-wave electrical rectified "dim" position said conducting contact member is electrically connected to said second said contact member and said third said contact member and also having said rectifying means electrically connected to said first said contact member and said second said contact member and when it is in its third switched electrical full-wave "on" position said conducting contact member is electrically connected to said first said contact member and said third said contact member; said lower casing portion having a substantially channel-like opening entirely through two outer end wall portions thereof for removably and substantially receiving a longitudinal portion of said two-conductor wire member having a first wire member and a second wire member therein; said lower casing portion will substantially house therein one uncut said first wire member and said second wire member which has a first and a second cut and separated wire end portions; said first cut end portion will be electrically connected by an electric wire connecting means to a portion of said first said contact member, and said second cut end portion will be electrically connected by an electrical wire connecting means to a portion of said third said contact member; said electric three-position switching device is so constructed and arranged that when it is electrically connected and mounted substantially on said cord member an electrical half-wave rectified "dim" electric energy saving illumination to at least one filament member of at least one electric incandescent lamp is thereby obtained and also thereby for discouraging burglars from entering an electrically half-wave rectified "dim" illuminated house since said lamp has a substantially 30-1 burn out factor against a full-wave "on" illuminated said lamp and substantially a 30-1 burn out factor at generally twice the illumination of a single filament dimmed member when two filaments of a 3-way said lamp are in their electrical half-wave rectified "dim" illuminated state and also if an electric utility timer means is used in electrical connected combination with said device when a house is unattended at night and especially when a person is on vacation.
- 2. In the combination of claim 1 wherein said switch actuation means being a rotatable wheel member means.
- 3. In the combination of claim 2 wherein said wheel member means having serrations on its outer diameter portion.
- 4. In the combination of claim 2 wherein said upper casing portion having an integral guard-like member on one side edge portion thereof for substantially protecting and preventing a protruding outer diameter portion of said wheel member from being manually forcingly reversely rotated and thereby damaging said first said second and said third said contact members especially after repeated forced reversal rotation thereof to the point that said switching device malfunctions from said edge portion thereof when said switching device is removably mounted on said two-conductor wire member.
- 5. In the combination of claim 2 wherein said upper casing member having an integral half-cover portion on one side edge portion thereof for substantially preventing a protruding outer diameter portion of said wheel member from being accidently manually rotated from said side edge portion of said upper casing member to the point that said first and said second and said third said contact member are damaged causing said switching device to malfunction when said switching device is removably mounted on said two-conductor wire member and accidently substantially rotated one hundred and eighty degrees together with a longitudinal portion of said two-conductor wire member.
- 6. In the combination of claim 5 wherein said lower casing members having an integral half-cover portion which is matchingly formed to at least one outer shaped edge portion of said half-cover portion on said upper casing when said upper and lower casing members are juxtapositioned and removably mounted on said two-conductor wire member.
- 7. In the combination of claim 1 wherein said switch actuation means being a rod-like member means which extends axially and transversely through an outer face edge portion of said lower casing member.
- 8. In the combination of claim 7 wherein said rod-like member means having a knob-like member means thereon for indirectly more conveniently and easily manually switchingly rotating said conducting contact member.
- 9. In the combination of claim 1 wherein said lower casing member having an integral partition portion means which is interposed between said first ans said second cut and separated wire end portions for insulatingly preventing at least one said separated wire end portions from being electrically substantially reconnected.
- 10. In the combination of claim 1 wherein said wire connecting means being an integral electric wire insulation-piercing points of said first and third said contact member that also pierces at least one wire member of said first and said second cut and separated wire end portions for making electrical contact therewith.
- 11. In the combination of claim 1 wherein said wire connecting means being integral electric wire piercing points of said first and said third said contact member; said points are electrically connected to said first and said second said wire end portions by being soldered to at least one electric current conducting wire portion of said first and said second said wire end portions.
- 12. In the combination of claim 1 wherein said wire connecting means being a spot welded connecting means to at least one electric current conducting wire portion of said first and said second said wire end portions.
- 13. In the combination of claim 1 wherein said wire connecting means being an integral tab-like member of said first and said third said contact member; said tab-like member being electrically connected to said first and a said second said wire end portions by being soldered to at least one electric current conducting wire portion of said first and said second said wire end portions.
- 14. In the combination of claim 1 wherein said wire connection means being an integral tab-like member, having an opening through one portion thereof, of said first and said third said contact member; said tab-like member being electrically connected to said first and said third said wire end portions by being mechanically connected to at least one electric current conducting wire portion of said first and said second said wire end portions by use of a headed screw means which is threaded into said opening of said tab-like member while having a longitudinal portion of said first and said second said wire end portions between said headed portion of said screw means and a face portion of said tab-like member.
- 15. In the combination of claim 1 wherein said switching device is removably mounted substantially on said cord member by use of one threaded means.
- 16. In the combination of claim 15 wherein said switching device is removably mounted substantially on said cord member by use of one threaded screw and nut means.
- 17. In the combination of claim 1 wherein said switching device is mounted substantially on said cord member by use of one rivet means.
- 18. In the combination of claim 1 wherein said rectifying means is electrically connected to said second said contact member and said third said contact member for providing an electrical "off", full-wave "on" and a half-wave "dim" position for each revolution of said electric insulating switching portion having said conducting member substantially captively attached to at least one portion thereof.
- 19. An electric energy saving three-position electric switching device having an electrical "off", half-wave "dim" and full-wave "on" position for electrical connection to a two-conductor wire member of substantially an electric cord member, comprising in combination: an electric insulating housing having an upper casing portion and a lower casing portion for being juxtapositioningly mounted on said cord member; said upper casing portion having therein a one-piece first electrical contact member and a one-piece second electrical contact member and a one-piece third electrical contact member each of which having a free substantially end detenting portion thereof spaced substantially 120 degrees apart from each other and each of which is formed from a resilient electrical conducting material, said upper casing portion also having a half-wave diode electrical rectifying means, a one-piece rotatable electric current conducting contact member and a manually operable switch actuation means being substantially housed therein for manually operatively actuating a pivotly mounted rotatable member having an electric insulating switching portion integrally formed on substantially one end portion thereof; said contact switching portion having said conducting member substantially captively attached to at least one portion thereof for electrical switching rotation therewith so that when it is in its first switched electrical "off" position said conducting contact member is electrically connected to said first said contact member and said second said contact member and when it is in its second switched half-wave electrical rectified "dim" position said conducting contact member is electrically connected to said second said contact member and said third said contact member and also having said rectifying means electrically connected to said first said contact member and said second said contact member and when it is in its third switched electrical full-wave "on" position said conducting contact member is electrically connected to said first said contact member and said third said contact member; said lower casing portion having a substantially channel-like opening entirely through two outer end wall portions thereof for removably and substantially receiving a longitudinal portion of said two-conductor wire member having a first wire member and a second wire member therein; said lower casing portion will substantially house therein one uncut said first wire member and said second wire member which has a first and a second cut and separated wire end portions; said first cut end portion will be electrically connected by an electric wire connecting means to a portion of said first said contact member, and said second cut end portion will be electrically connected by an electrical wire connecting means to a portion of said third said contact member; said electric three-position switching device is so constructed and arranged that when it is electrically connected and mounted substantially on said cord member an electrical half-wave rectified "dim" electric energy saving illumination to at least one filament member of at least one electric incandescent lamp is thereby obtained and also substantially preventing machine-gun-switching by manual actuation of said switch actuation means.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of my copending applications Ser. Nos. 738,227 and 442,082 and 544,579 filed respectively Nov. 1, 1976 and Feb. 12, 1974 and Jan. 27, 1975. The Ser. No. 738,227 filed Nov. 1, 1976 is a continuation-in-part of my copending applications Ser. No. 442,082 filed Feb. 12, 1974, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,005,334, and Ser. No. 544,579 filed Jan. 27, 1975, abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of my two copending applications Ser. No. 442,082 filed Feb. 12, 1974 and Ser. No. 250,949 filed May 8, 1972, abandoned, both of which were a continuation-in-part of my copending application Ser. No. 240,605 filed Apr. 3, 1972, abandoned, which was a continuation-in-part application of my copending application Ser. No. 25,994 filed Apr. 6, 1970, abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (5)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Sears, Roebuck Catalogue, Fall and Winter, 1969, Philadelphia, Pa., p. 820, Dimmer Control #4, Hi-Lo Cord Switch. |
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