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US3249725A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electric switch with pressure lock terminals

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1963-05-23
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Granted: 1966-05-03
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Expires: 1983-05-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Hutt Philip
  • 👤 Stewart A Woodward

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 13:13
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H1/00; H01H1/58; H01H1/5844; H01H15/00; H01H15/02; H01H15/06; H01H15/10; H01H15/102

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 238 words
AN ELECTRIC SWITCH COMPRISING, AN INSULATING CASING HAVING WALLS DEFINING A CAVITY, FIRST AND SECOND SWITCH ELEMENT DISPOSED IN SAID CAVITY, FIRST SWITCH ELEMENT CONSISTING OF AN INTEGRALLY FORMED RESILIENT TERMINAL SECTION AND FIXED CONTACT SECTION, SAID SECOND SWITCH ELEMENT CONSISTING OF AN INTEGRALLY FORMED RESILIENT TERMINAL SECTION AND MOVABLE CONTACT SECTION, SAID MOVABLE CONTACT SECTION OF SAID SECOND SWITCH ELEMENT BEING ARRANGED TO ENGAGE SAID FIXED CONTACT SECTION OF SAID FIRST SWITCH ELEMENT, A PAIR OF CONDUCTOR RECEIVING SLOTS EXTENDING INTO SAID CAVITY THROUGH SAID WALL OF SAID CASING, SAID RESILIENT TERMINAL SECTON EACH HAVING A FREE END LOCATED ADJACENT A WALL OF SAID CASING AND ALIGNED WITH SAID CONDUCTOR RECEIVING SLOTS, EACH OF SAID RESILIENT TERMINAL SECTIONS RESILIENTLY WEDGING AN INSERTED CONDUCTOR DIRECTLY AGAINST SAID WALL FOR LOCKING SAID CONDUCTOR IN ELECTRICAL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TERMINAL SECTION, SUPPORT EMANS FORMED ON THE WALLS OF SAID CASING ENGAGING SAID SWITCH ELEMENTS FOR LOCATING SAID SWITCH ELEMENTS WITHIN SAID CAVITY, AND A SLIDABLE OPERATING MEMBER HAVING A SURFACE IN ACTUATING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MOVABLE CONTACT SECTION OF SAID SECOND SWITCH ELEMENT AND FLEXING SAID MOVABLE CONTACT SECTION RELATIVE TO SAID FIXED CONTACT SECTION OF SAID FIRST SWITCH ELEMENT TO OPEN AND CLOSE SAID SWITCH, SAID FIRST AND SECOND SWITCH ELEMENTS COMPRISING THE SOLE CONDUCTING PARTS OF SAID SWITCH, AND SAID SUPPORT MEANS BIASING SAID MOVABLE CONTACT SECTION OF SAID SECOND SWITCH ELEMENT UPWARDLY AGAINST SAID SLIDABLE OPERATING MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 238 words
AN ELECTRIC SWITCH COMPRISING, AN INSULATING CASING HAVING WALLS DEFINING A CAVITY, FIRST AND SECOND SWITCH ELEMENT DISPOSED IN SAID CAVITY, FIRST SWITCH ELEMENT CONSISTING OF AN INTEGRALLY FORMED RESILIENT TERMINAL SECTION AND FIXED CONTACT SECTION, SAID SECOND SWITCH ELEMENT CONSISTING OF AN INTEGRALLY FORMED RESILIENT TERMINAL SECTION AND MOVABLE CONTACT SECTION, SAID MOVABLE CONTACT SECTION OF SAID SECOND SWITCH ELEMENT BEING ARRANGED TO ENGAGE SAID FIXED CONTACT SECTION OF SAID FIRST SWITCH ELEMENT, A PAIR OF CONDUCTOR RECEIVING SLOTS EXTENDING INTO SAID CAVITY THROUGH SAID WALL OF SAID CASING, SAID RESILIENT TERMINAL SECTON EACH HAVING A FREE END LOCATED ADJACENT A WALL OF SAID CASING AND ALIGNED WITH SAID CONDUCTOR RECEIVING SLOTS, EACH OF SAID RESILIENT TERMINAL SECTIONS RESILIENTLY WEDGING AN INSERTED CONDUCTOR DIRECTLY AGAINST SAID WALL FOR LOCKING SAID CONDUCTOR IN ELECTRICAL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TERMINAL SECTION, SUPPORT EMANS FORMED ON THE WALLS OF SAID CASING ENGAGING SAID SWITCH ELEMENTS FOR LOCATING SAID SWITCH ELEMENTS WITHIN SAID CAVITY, AND A SLIDABLE OPERATING MEMBER HAVING A SURFACE IN ACTUATING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MOVABLE CONTACT SECTION OF SAID SECOND SWITCH ELEMENT AND FLEXING SAID MOVABLE CONTACT SECTION RELATIVE TO SAID FIXED CONTACT SECTION OF SAID FIRST SWITCH ELEMENT TO OPEN AND CLOSE SAID SWITCH, SAID FIRST AND SECOND SWITCH ELEMENTS COMPRISING THE SOLE CONDUCTING PARTS OF SAID SWITCH, AND SAID SUPPORT MEANS BIASING SAID MOVABLE CONTACT SECTION OF SAID SECOND SWITCH ELEMENT UPWARDLY AGAINST SAID SLIDABLE OPERATING MEMBER.

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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-05-02 1977-11-01 1978-05-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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