US3211955A
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Circuit interrupting device
Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1960-03-29
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Granted: 1965-10-12
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Expires: 1980-03-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Steven W Soos
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 16:06
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H3/00; H01H3/22; H01H3/28; H01H50/00; H01H50/16; H01H50/18; H01H50/20; H01H50/22; H01H71/00; H01H71/10; H01H71/66; H01H71/68; H01H71/685; H01H73/00; H01H73/02; H01H73/06; H01H73/08; H02; H02G; H02G5/00; H02G5/06; H02G5/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS INCLUDING, IN COMBINATION, BUS DUCT COMPRISING A HOUSING AND A PLURALITY OF BUS BARS SUPPORTED WITHIN THE HOUSING, A PLUGIN UNIT SUPPORTED ON THE HOUSING AND CONNECTING AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT TO THE BUS BARS, SAID PLUG-IN INCLUDING AN ENCLOSURE, A UNITARY CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID ENCLOSURE AND COMPRISING AN OPERATING HANDLE OPERABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE SAID ELECTRIC CIRCUIT, A UNITARY SOLENOID OPERATING DEVICE SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID ENCLOSURE ADJACENT THE CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER, MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID UNITARY SOLENOID OPERATING DEVICE WITH SAID OPERATING HANDLE, SAID UNITARY SOLENOID OPERATING DEVICE COMPRISING A PAIR OF SOLENOID COILS AND ARMATURE MEANS MOVABLE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS UPON ALTERNATE ENERGIZATION OF THE SOLENOID COILS TO EFFECT OPERATION OF THE CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER TO OPEN AND CLOSE SAID ELECTRIC CIRCUIT, AND MEANS OPERABLE FROM A LOCATION REMOTE FROM SAID PLUGIN UNIT TO EFFECT ALTERNATE ENERGIZATION OF SAID SOLENOID COILS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS INCLUDING, IN COMBINATION, BUS DUCT COMPRISING A HOUSING AND A PLURALITY OF BUS BARS SUPPORTED WITHIN THE HOUSING, A PLUGIN UNIT SUPPORTED ON THE HOUSING AND CONNECTING AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT TO THE BUS BARS, SAID PLUG-IN INCLUDING AN ENCLOSURE, A UNITARY CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID ENCLOSURE AND COMPRISING AN OPERATING HANDLE OPERABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE SAID ELECTRIC CIRCUIT, A UNITARY SOLENOID OPERATING DEVICE SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID ENCLOSURE ADJACENT THE CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER, MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID UNITARY SOLENOID OPERATING DEVICE WITH SAID OPERATING HANDLE, SAID UNITARY SOLENOID OPERATING DEVICE COMPRISING A PAIR OF SOLENOID COILS AND ARMATURE MEANS MOVABLE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS UPON ALTERNATE ENERGIZATION OF THE SOLENOID COILS TO EFFECT OPERATION OF THE CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER TO OPEN AND CLOSE SAID ELECTRIC CIRCUIT, AND MEANS OPERABLE FROM A LOCATION REMOTE FROM SAID PLUGIN UNIT TO EFFECT ALTERNATE ENERGIZATION OF SAID SOLENOID COILS.
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