Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Electric switch details – Actuators
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-26
2011-07-26
Friedhofer, Michael A (Department: 2833)
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Electric switch details
Actuators
C200S331000, C200S018000, C200S339000, C200S310000, C200S313000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07985937
ABSTRACT:
A switching device includes a paddle actuator biased to a rest position and configured to pivot relative to a housing to a depressed position to engage an air-gap switch disposed within the housing. The air-gap switch is configured to change a first state of a load connected to the switching device upon engagement by the paddle actuator. The paddle actuator is defined by a pair of opposing long sides and a pair of opposing short sides and has at least one slot defined therein parallel to the pair of opposing short sides thereof and centrally disposed between the pair of opposing long sides thereof. A rocker actuator is disposed in the at least one slot defined in the paddle actuator and is configured to pivot relative thereto to engage at least one switch. The at least one switch is configured to change a second state of the load connected to the switching device upon engagement by the rocker actuator.
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Chou Cheng-Lung
Ilkhanov Azer
Lombardi Alfred J.
Wu Yun
Carter DeLuca Farrell & Schmidt LLP
Friedhofer Michael A
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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