Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Contact moved by sudden release of stored energy
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-15
2011-03-15
Luebke, Renee S (Department: 2833)
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Contact moved by sudden release of stored energy,
C200S401000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07906740
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a visual and electrical indication on the status of “Readiness to close” (RTC) for circuit breakers. Exemplary embodiments include a circuit breaker apparatus, including a lay shaft coupled to circuit breaker contacts, a lay shaft cam profile coupled to the lay shaft, a trip free plate coupled to the lay shaft cam profile, a trip paddle coupled to the trip free plate, wherein the trip paddle is coupled to a trip shaft and a ready to close indicator coupled to the trip free plate and charging cam assembly.
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EP Search Report issued in connection with corresponding EP Patent Application No. 09157296 filed on Apr. 3, 2009.
Babu Triplicane Gopikrishnan
Gupta Simhadri Ramalingeswara Rao
Narayanan Janakiraman
Newase Yatin Vilas
Rane Mahesh Jaywant
General Electric Company
Global Patent Operation
Klaus Lisa
Luebke Renee S
Midgley Stephen G.
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