Thermostatically controlled switch means having improved reset means therefor

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION A SUPPORT MEANS, A CONTROL MEMBER CARRIED BY SAID SUPPORT MEANS AND HAVING AT LEAST A PORTION THEREOF BEING MOVABLE BETWEEN TWO POSITIONS RELATIVE TO SAID SUPPORT MEANS, CONTACT MEANS CARRIED BY SAID SUPPORT MEANS, ONE OF SAID CONTACT MEANS BEING MOVABLE AGAINST AND AWAY FROM THE OTHER CONTACT MEANS, SAID MOVABLE CONTACT MEANS HAVING CONTACT CLOSING MEANS NORMALLY TENDING TO PLACE SAID MOVABLE CONTACT MEANS INTO CONTACT WITH SAID OTHER CONTACT MEANS, MOVABLE ACTUATING MEANS DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID CONTROL MEMBER AND SAID MOVABLE CONTACT MEANS AND HAVING OPPOSED ENDS RESPECTIVELY ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID CONTROL MEMBER AND SAID MOVABLE CONTACT MEANS WHEREBY SAID CONTACT CLOSING MEANS PLACES SAID CONTACT MEANS IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER WHEN SAID CONTROL MEMBER IS IN ONE OF SAID TWO POSITIONS THEREOF AND WHEREBY SAID ACTUATING MEANS MOVES SAID MOVABLE CONTACT MEANS AWAY FROM SAID OTHER CONTACT MEANS WHEN SAID CONTROL MEMBER IS MOVED TO SAID OTHER POSITION THEREOF, AND MOVABLE RESET MEANS CARRIED BY SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR RESETTING SAID CONTROL MEMBER FROM SAID OTHER POSITION THEREOF TO SAID ONE POSITION THEREOF, SAID RESET MEANS BEING MOVABLE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS THEREOF RELATIVE TO SAID SUPPORT MEANS, SAID RESET MEANS HAVING AN END ENGAGING SAID CONTROL MEMBER WHEN SAID RESET MEANS IS MOVED TO SAID SECOND PORTION THEREOF AND SAID CONTROL MEMBER IS IN SAID OTHER POSITION THEREOF, SAID RESET MEANS WHEN MOVED TO SAID SECOND POSITION THEREOF ONLY MOVING SAID CONTROL MEMBER FROM SAID OTHER POSITION THEREOF TOWARDS SAID ONE POSITION THEREOF TO A RESET POINT INSUFFICIENT TO HAVE SAID CONTACT CLOSING MEANS MOVE SAID MOVABLE CONTACT MEANS AGAINST SAID OTHER CONTACT MEANS WHEREBY SAID CONTACT MEANS ARE NOT ELECTRICALLY INTERCONNECTED TOGETHER UNLESS SAID CONTROL MEMBER MOVES BEYOND SAID RESET POINT TOWARD SAID ONE POSITION THEREOF.