Patent ID: 11971737
Assignee: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 17:
18. A control knob assembly for setting a timing parameter of an appliance, comprising:
a control knob having at least a first position indicative feature;, a control mechanism comprising a second position indicative feature and movably interfaced with the control knob to receive an input through a movement of the control knob; and, the control knob configured to move in a first direction until reaching a first position, and also configured to move in a second direction until the first position indicative feature reaches a second position, wherein the control knob can further be moved in the second direction beyond the second position to a third position when a first force is applied to the control knob in the second direction, wherein the first force exceeds a predetermined force threshold, and further wherein one of the position indicative features comprises a flexible detent with an arm portion configured to interface with a protrusion of the other position indicative feature, wherein the arm portion flexes to release a further movement of the control knob upon the predetermined force threshold being exceeded.