Spring contact

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1991-08-16

1993-04-06

Recla, Henry J.

Electricity: circuit makers and breakers

Electric switch details

Contact

200275, 200293, 200245, 267158, H01H 126

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051995549

ABSTRACT:
A spring contact device consists of an insulative case (6) having at least one pair of slots extending upwardly from a bottom thereof and a contact spring (1) which includes a contact portion (3) made by bending upwardly a thick portion of a profile spring sheet such that the contact portion projects through a top of the case; a terminal portion (4) made from a thinner portion of the profile spring sheet so as to project downwardly from a bottom of the case; a U-shaped leaf spring portion between the contact and terminal portions; and at least one pair of lugs (5) extending upwardly from a lower section (2) of the U-shaped leaf spring portion and press fitted into the slots for securing the spring contact to the case.

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patent: 3437772 (1969-04-01), Piber
patent: 3614359 (1971-10-01), Beck et al.
patent: 3652811 (1972-03-01), Barney
patent: 3665373 (1972-05-01), Voglesonger

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