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US3278708A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electric circuit breaker with thermal magnetic trip

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1965-11-26
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Granted: 1966-10-11
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Expires: 1985-11-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert T Casey
  • 👤 Keith W Klein

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 01:59
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H71/00; H01H71/10; H01H71/12; H01H71/40; H01H71/405

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 236 words
AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKER COMPRISING: (A) AN INSULATING CASING; (B) AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF RELATIVELY SEPARABLE CONTACTS SUPPORTED IN SAID CASING; (C) OPERATING MECHANISM SUPPORTED IN SAID CASING AND CONNECTED TO AT LEAST ONE OF SAID RELATIVELY MOVABLE CONTACTS FOR MOVING SAID CONTACTS BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED CIRCUIT CONDITIONS, SAID OPERATING MECHANISM INCLUDING A MEMBER RELEASABLE TO CAUSE MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTACTS FROM SAID CLOSED TO SAID OPEN CIRCUIT POSITION; (D) A LATCH MEMBER NORMALLY ENGAGING AND RESTRAINING SAID RELEASABLE MEMBER; (E) AN ELONGATED BIMETALLIC STRIP; (F) MEANS RIGIDLY ANCHORING ONE END OF SAID BIMETALLIC STRIP IN SAID CASING; (G) MEANS CONNECTING THE OTHER END OF SAID BIMETALLIC STRIP TO SAID LATCH MEMBER; (H) A MAGNETIC FIELD MEMBER MOUNTED IN SAID INSULATING CASING; (I) AN ARMATURE MEMBER MOVABLY SUPPORTED PARALLEL TO SAID LATCH MEMBER IN SAID INSULATING CASING ADJACENT SAID FIELD MEMBER; (J) MEANS SEPARABLY CONNECTING SAID ARMATURE MEMBER IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID LATCH MEMBER; (K) A TERMINAL SUPPORT MEMBER RIGIDLY MOUNTED ON SAID INSULATING CASING; (L) AN ELONGATED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR CONNECTING SAID TERMINAL SUPPORT MEMBER TO SAID BIMETALLIC STRIP ADJACENT SAID ONE END THEREOF; (M) SAID CONDUCTOR HAVING AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION THEREOF ENCIRCLING SAID FIELD PIECE, WHEREBY SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION ACTS AS AN ENERGIZING WINDING FOR SAID FIELD PIECE UPON THE PASSAGE OF CURRENT THERETHROUGH AND ALSO ACTS TO MINIMIZE THE TRANSMISSION OF FORCE FROM SAID TERMINAL SUPPORT MEMBER TO SAID BIMETALLIC STRIP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 236 words
AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKER COMPRISING: (A) AN INSULATING CASING; (B) AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF RELATIVELY SEPARABLE CONTACTS SUPPORTED IN SAID CASING; (C) OPERATING MECHANISM SUPPORTED IN SAID CASING AND CONNECTED TO AT LEAST ONE OF SAID RELATIVELY MOVABLE CONTACTS FOR MOVING SAID CONTACTS BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED CIRCUIT CONDITIONS, SAID OPERATING MECHANISM INCLUDING A MEMBER RELEASABLE TO CAUSE MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTACTS FROM SAID CLOSED TO SAID OPEN CIRCUIT POSITION; (D) A LATCH MEMBER NORMALLY ENGAGING AND RESTRAINING SAID RELEASABLE MEMBER; (E) AN ELONGATED BIMETALLIC STRIP; (F) MEANS RIGIDLY ANCHORING ONE END OF SAID BIMETALLIC STRIP IN SAID CASING; (G) MEANS CONNECTING THE OTHER END OF SAID BIMETALLIC STRIP TO SAID LATCH MEMBER; (H) A MAGNETIC FIELD MEMBER MOUNTED IN SAID INSULATING CASING; (I) AN ARMATURE MEMBER MOVABLY SUPPORTED PARALLEL TO SAID LATCH MEMBER IN SAID INSULATING CASING ADJACENT SAID FIELD MEMBER; (J) MEANS SEPARABLY CONNECTING SAID ARMATURE MEMBER IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID LATCH MEMBER; (K) A TERMINAL SUPPORT MEMBER RIGIDLY MOUNTED ON SAID INSULATING CASING; (L) AN ELONGATED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR CONNECTING SAID TERMINAL SUPPORT MEMBER TO SAID BIMETALLIC STRIP ADJACENT SAID ONE END THEREOF; (M) SAID CONDUCTOR HAVING AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION THEREOF ENCIRCLING SAID FIELD PIECE, WHEREBY SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION ACTS AS AN ENERGIZING WINDING FOR SAID FIELD PIECE UPON THE PASSAGE OF CURRENT THERETHROUGH AND ALSO ACTS TO MINIMIZE THE TRANSMISSION OF FORCE FROM SAID TERMINAL SUPPORT MEMBER TO SAID BIMETALLIC STRIP.

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