Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Solid contact – Rocking actuator
Patent
1994-10-21
1996-01-23
Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Solid contact
Rocking actuator
200553, 200554, 200557, H01H 320
Patent
active
054866693
ABSTRACT:
A lever type switching assembly having a pair of generally U-shaped spring blade contact members disposed in oppositely spaced-parallel arrangement for alternate actuation by a common paddle lever frictionally contacting the contact members for effecting switching upon user movement of the lever in a clockwise direction. Each contact blade member has one end pivoted on a center contact for rocking motion to cause the U-shaped region and the opposite end of the blade member to make and break contact with side-contacts on opposite sides of the center contact. Overtravel of the paddle in one direction after actuation causes the contact blade member to break from the side contact and make contact with an auxiliary contact. A spring biased plunger on the paddle lever engages a detent surface on the base to give a tactiley discernible indication.
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Cuchlinski Jr. William A.
Eaton Corporation
Johnston Roger A.
Walczak David J.
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