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US2806109A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Arc resistant molded members and electrical apparatus embodying them

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1954-03-19
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Granted: 1957-09-10
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Expires: 1974-03-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert F Sterling

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 10:56
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B3/00; H01B3/18; H01B3/30; H01B3/36; C; C08; C08G; C08G8/00; C08G8/28; H01H; H01H33/00; H01H33/70; H01H33/72; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S174/00; Y10S174/01

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 130 words
IN A CICUIT INTERRUPTER DEVICE HAVING AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT CARRYING MEMBER WHICH DEVELOPS AN ARC DURING CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING OPERATION OF THE DEVICE, A MOLDED ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MEMBER DISPOSED ADJACENT TO THE ELECTRICAL CURRENT CARRYING MEMBER AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO POINT WHERE THE ARE DEVELOPS WHEREBY THE SURFACE OF THE MOLDED INSULATING MEMBER IS HEATED AND DECOMPOSED THEREBY, AT LEAST A SUBSTANTIAL THICKNESS OF THE SURFACE OF THE MOLDED ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MEMBER COMPOSED OF FROM 90% TO 30% BY WEIGHT OF PHENOL-ALDEHYDE RESIN, SAID PHENOL-ALDEHYDE RESIN ALONE CHARACTERIZED BY TRACKING WHEN SUBJECT TO ARCING AND THE BALANCE COMPRISING INITMATELY ADMIXED FILLERS, AT LEAST 3% BY WEIGHT OF SAID SURFACE OF THE MEMBER COMPOSED OF FINELY DIVIDED, NONCONDUCTING INORGANIC REFRACTORY OF AN AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE NOT IN EXCESS OF 5 MICRONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 130 words
IN A CICUIT INTERRUPTER DEVICE HAVING AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT CARRYING MEMBER WHICH DEVELOPS AN ARC DURING CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING OPERATION OF THE DEVICE, A MOLDED ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MEMBER DISPOSED ADJACENT TO THE ELECTRICAL CURRENT CARRYING MEMBER AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO POINT WHERE THE ARE DEVELOPS WHEREBY THE SURFACE OF THE MOLDED INSULATING MEMBER IS HEATED AND DECOMPOSED THEREBY, AT LEAST A SUBSTANTIAL THICKNESS OF THE SURFACE OF THE MOLDED ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MEMBER COMPOSED OF FROM 90% TO 30% BY WEIGHT OF PHENOL-ALDEHYDE RESIN, SAID PHENOL-ALDEHYDE RESIN ALONE CHARACTERIZED BY TRACKING WHEN SUBJECT TO ARCING AND THE BALANCE COMPRISING INITMATELY ADMIXED FILLERS, AT LEAST 3% BY WEIGHT OF SAID SURFACE OF THE MEMBER COMPOSED OF FINELY DIVIDED, NONCONDUCTING INORGANIC REFRACTORY OF AN AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE NOT IN EXCESS OF 5 MICRONS.

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