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Electric circuit breaker

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1960-10-12
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Granted: 1963-04-02
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Expires: 1980-10-12
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Klein Keith William
  • 👤 Powell David Barton

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 23:48
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H71/00; H01H71/74; H01H71/7463

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 107 words
AN ELECTRIC CONTROL DEVICE INCLUDING A MEMBER MOVABLE TO VARY THE SENSITIVITY OF SAID DEVICE, MEANS FOR ADJUSTABLY POSITIONING SAID MOVABLE MEMBER COMPRISING A PIVOTED MEMBER HAVING A CAM FOLLOWER PORTION, A CAM MEMBER ACTING ON SAID CAM FOLLOWER PORTION, AND MEANS FOR BODILY MOVING SAID CAM MEMBER TO A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT POSITIONS TO ACT ON SAID CAM FOLLOWER PORTION AT CORRESPONDING DIFFERING DISTANCES FROM THE PIVOTAL SUPPORT OF SAID PIVOTED MEMBER SELECTIVELY, SAID CAM MEMBER BEING ROTATABLE ABOUT A PREDETERMINED AXIS OF ROTATION WHEN IN EACH OF SAID POSITIONS TO MOVE SAID CAM FOLLOWER PORTION IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID AXIS OF ROTATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 107 words
AN ELECTRIC CONTROL DEVICE INCLUDING A MEMBER MOVABLE TO VARY THE SENSITIVITY OF SAID DEVICE, MEANS FOR ADJUSTABLY POSITIONING SAID MOVABLE MEMBER COMPRISING A PIVOTED MEMBER HAVING A CAM FOLLOWER PORTION, A CAM MEMBER ACTING ON SAID CAM FOLLOWER PORTION, AND MEANS FOR BODILY MOVING SAID CAM MEMBER TO A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT POSITIONS TO ACT ON SAID CAM FOLLOWER PORTION AT CORRESPONDING DIFFERING DISTANCES FROM THE PIVOTAL SUPPORT OF SAID PIVOTED MEMBER SELECTIVELY, SAID CAM MEMBER BEING ROTATABLE ABOUT A PREDETERMINED AXIS OF ROTATION WHEN IN EACH OF SAID POSITIONS TO MOVE SAID CAM FOLLOWER PORTION IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID AXIS OF ROTATION.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-04-01 1966-10-01 1967-04-02 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-04-01 1970-10-01 1971-04-02 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-04-01 1974-10-01 1975-04-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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