Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Special application – Liquid or moisture responsive
Patent
1984-05-14
1985-07-23
Marcus, Stephen
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Special application
Liquid or moisture responsive
2003023, 200 6R, 200 16R, H01H 2140
Patent
active
045310300
ABSTRACT:
An electrical switch comprises an electrical contact assembly which includes a dielectric frame in which a series of aligned stationary contact members are disposed. Electrical contact sections of the stationary contact members are exposed in recesses in a top surface of the dielectric frame. A movable electrical contact member is pivotally mounted on one of the contact sections in each of the recesses to electrically connect the stationary contact sections in one position and to disconnect the contact sections in another position. A housing is latchably secured onto the dielectric frame and has linearly-movable actuating members mounted therein in operative association with respective movable contact members. Each of the linearly-movable actuating members comprises a slide member in which a spring is disposed. The slide member is movable to one position in the housing so that the spring moves the movable contact member to the one position electrically connecting the stationary contact sections and the spring and the housing maintain the slide member in this one position. The slide member is movable to another position in the housing so that the spring moves the movable contact member to another position disconnecting the stationary contact sections and the spring and the housing maintain the slide member in this other position.
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Gingerich David J.
Rose William H.
Rupnik David W.
Shaffer David T.
AMP Incorporated
Cusick Ernest G.
LaRue Adrian J.
Marcus Stephen
Ness Anton P.
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