Magnetic blowout spark gap switch

Claim 1

AN AIR GAP SWITCH ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED INTO THE CONDUCTOR LINES OF AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT WHICH COMPRISES FIRST AND SECOND ELONGATED CYLINDRICAL ELECTRODES FORMED WITH SEMISPHERICAL ENDS, FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRODE HOLDERS ADAPTED TO SECURE SAID FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRODES, RESPECTIVELY, IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP IN END TO END AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH A SPACING GAP THEREBETWEEN SUCH THAT SAID ELECTRODES ARE ADJUSTABLE FOR ROTATIONAL AND AXIAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, FIRST AND SECOND FLAT PLATE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS SECURED RESPECTIVELY TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRODE HOLDERS, SAID FIRST ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR EXTENDING PARALLEL TO THE AXIS THROUGH SAID ELECTRODES ALONG SAID ELECTRODES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY THERETO AND ACROSS THE SPACING THEREBETWEEN AND ELECTRICALLY INSULATED FROM SAID SECOND ELECTRODE HOLDER AND SAID SECOND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR.