US Patent: 3,385,942 - Joystick Control Lever With Pushbutton Speed Control for Machine Tools


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US Patent: 3,385,942

Joystick Control Lever With Pushbutton Speed Control for Machine Tools

Patentee:

Walter L. McCann (exact or similar names) - Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac County, WI

USPTO Classifications:

200/302.3, 200/5R, 200/6A

Tool Categories:

metalworking machines : machine tool controls

metalworking machines : metalworking machine mechanisms

Assignees:

Giddings & Lewis, Inc. - Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac County, WI

Manufacturer:

Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:

Unknown

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Sep. 19, 1966
Granted:	May 28, 1968

Patent Pictures:

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Description:

Abstract:

A had-operated control switch is described for controlling the direction and speed of traversing machine tool elements. A swivel control handle of the "joystick" type contains a thumb-operated pushbutton which selectively increases the rate of movement as it is progressively depressed.