Thermostatic switch and method of assembly

Claim 1

A THERMOSTATIC ELECTRIC SWITCH COMPRISING A SUPPORT, A TRANSFER PIN SUPPORTED FOR AXIAL MOVEMENT LONGITUDINALLY ALONG AN AXIS IN THE SUPPORT, A CANTILEVER SPRING EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY ACROSS A FIRST END OF SAID PIN AND MOUNTED ON ONE SIDE OF THE PIN AXIS ON A FIRST BENDABLE MEANS CARRIED ON THE SUPPORT, A SNAP-ACTING THERMOSTATIC MEMBER ON THE SUPPORT OPPOSITE THE SECOND END OF THE PIN AND MOVABLE BY GRADUAL ACTION FROM EITHER OF TWO OPPOSITE EXTREME CONFIGURATIONS THROUGH AT LEAST ONE INTERMEDIATE CRITICAL CONFIGURATION FOR SNAP ACTION, A MOVABLE CONTACT MOUNTED ON SAID SPRING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID AXIS, A FIXED CONTACT ALSO MOUNTED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID AXIS ADJACENT THE MOVABLE CONTACT, A SECOND BENDABLE MEANS MOUNTING SAID FIXED CONTACT, A SET SCREW IN THE SUPPORT FOR BENDING SAID SECOND BENDABLE MEANS, SAID FIRST BENDABLE MEANS BEING ADJUSTED TO PRODUCE A DESIRED CONTACT PRESSURE BETWEEN SAID CONTACTS BY MOVEMENT OF THE SPRING, THE SECOND BENDABLE MEANS BEING ADJUSTED BY SAID SET SCREW TO POSITION THE CONTACTS WHEN CLOSED TO SPACE THE CANTILEVER SPRING FROM THE FIRST END OF THE TRANSFER PIN SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW MOVEMENT FROM ONE OF ITS EXTREME CONFIGURATIONS TO A CRITICAL SNAP-ACTING CONFIGURATION WITHOUT TRANSFER OF MOVEMENT TO SAID SPRING SUFFICIENT TO OPEN THE CONTACTS, AND THEREAFTER UNDER SNAP ACTION TO TRANSFER SUFFICIENT MOVEMENT TO THE SPRING FOR RAPID CONTACT DISENGAGEMENT, A RESET PIN CARRIED ON SAID SUPPORT FOR AXIAL MOVEMENT ON SAID AXIS TO AND FROM THE TRANSFER PIN, A SECOND SPRING BIASING THE RESET PIN AWAY FROM THE TRANSFER PIN, HEAD MEANS ON ONE END OF THE RESET PIN ADAPTED FOR AXIAL ADJUSTMENT THEREON, STOP MEANS ON SAID STRUCTURE FOR SAID HEAD MEANS, SAID HEAD MEANS BEING ADJUSTABLY POSITIONED RELATIVE TO SAID RESET PIN TO PRODUCE A CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE OTHER END OF THE RESET PIN AND THE SPRING SUFFICIENT ONLY WHEN THE THERMOSTATIC MEMBER IS IN ITS OTHER EXTREME CONFIGURATION AND THE CONTACTS OPEN TO TRANSMIT MOVEMENT FROM THE RESET PIN THROUGH THE TRANSFER PIN TO THE THERMOSTATIC MEMBER FOR MOVING THE LATTER FROM SAID SECOND EXTREME CONFIGURATION TO A CRITICAL CONFIGURATION FOR SNAP ACTION WITHOUT CLOSING THE CONTACTS.