US3296567A
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Electric control device
Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1964-05-25
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Granted: 1967-01-03
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Expires: 1984-05-25
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John P Conner
- 👤 Kurt A Grunert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 11:34
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H50/00; H01H50/54; H01H50/541; H01H50/545; H01H50/16; H01H50/18; H01H50/20; H01H50/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
256 words
IN COMBINATION, AN ELECTRIC CONTROL DEVICE COMPRISING A FIRST INSULATING HOUSING, SAID FIRST HOUSING HAVING A LENGTH, A WIDTH AND A HEIGHT, A CON TROL MECHANISM SUPPORTED GENERALLY WITHIN SAID FIRST HOUSING, SAID CONTROL MECHANISM COMPRISING A FIRST PAIR OF CONTACTS, AN ELECTROMAGNET AND A MOVABLE MEMBER, SAID FIRST PAIR OF CONTACTS BEING OPERABLE BETWEEN OPENED AND CLOSED OPERATING POSITIONS, SAID ELECTROMAGNET BEING OPERABLE BETWEEN AN ENERGIZED AND A DE-ENERGIZED CONDITION, UPON OPERATION OF SAID ELECTROMAGNET FROM ONE TO THE OTHER OF SAID CONDITIONS SAID MOVABLE MEMBER MOVING TO OPERATE SAID FIRST PAIR OF CONTACTS FROM ONE TO THE OTHER OF SAID OPERATING POSITIONS, AN AUXILIARY CONTACT DEVICE COMPRISING A SECOND INSULATING HOUSING, A SECOND PAIR OF CONTACTS DISPOSED GENERALLY WITHIN SAID SECOND HOUSING, AN OPERATING MEMBER EXTENDING FROM SAID SECOND HOUSING AND BEING MOVABLE TO OPERATE SAID SECOND PAIR OF CONTACTS BETWEEN OPENED AND CLOSED OPERATING POSITIONS, SAID FIRST HOUSING BEING SHAPED TO FORM A CAVITY, SAID AUXILIARY CONTACT DEVICE BEING REMOVABLY MOUNTED IN A POSITION EXTENDING INTO SAID CAVITY WITH SAID OPERATING MEMBER IN THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF SAID MOVABLE MEMBER WHEREBY SAID MOVEMENT OF SAID MOVABLE MEMBER WILL MOVE SAID OPERATING MEMBER TO OPERATE SAID SECOND PAIR OF CONTACTS FROM ONE TO THE OTHER OF SAID OPERATING POSITIONS, SAID MOVABLE MEMBER AND SAID OPERATING MEMBER BEING DISPOSED WITHIN THE CONFINES OF SAID LENGTH, WIDTH AND HEIGHT OF SAID FIRST HOUSING, AND SAID MOVABLE MEMBER AND SAID OPERATING MEMBER MOVING WITHIN THE CONFINES OF SAID LENGTH, WIDTH AND HEIGHT OF SAID FIRST HOUSING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
256 words
IN COMBINATION, AN ELECTRIC CONTROL DEVICE COMPRISING A FIRST INSULATING HOUSING, SAID FIRST HOUSING HAVING A LENGTH, A WIDTH AND A HEIGHT, A CON TROL MECHANISM SUPPORTED GENERALLY WITHIN SAID FIRST HOUSING, SAID CONTROL MECHANISM COMPRISING A FIRST PAIR OF CONTACTS, AN ELECTROMAGNET AND A MOVABLE MEMBER, SAID FIRST PAIR OF CONTACTS BEING OPERABLE BETWEEN OPENED AND CLOSED OPERATING POSITIONS, SAID ELECTROMAGNET BEING OPERABLE BETWEEN AN ENERGIZED AND A DE-ENERGIZED CONDITION, UPON OPERATION OF SAID ELECTROMAGNET FROM ONE TO THE OTHER OF SAID CONDITIONS SAID MOVABLE MEMBER MOVING TO OPERATE SAID FIRST PAIR OF CONTACTS FROM ONE TO THE OTHER OF SAID OPERATING POSITIONS, AN AUXILIARY CONTACT DEVICE COMPRISING A SECOND INSULATING HOUSING, A SECOND PAIR OF CONTACTS DISPOSED GENERALLY WITHIN SAID SECOND HOUSING, AN OPERATING MEMBER EXTENDING FROM SAID SECOND HOUSING AND BEING MOVABLE TO OPERATE SAID SECOND PAIR OF CONTACTS BETWEEN OPENED AND CLOSED OPERATING POSITIONS, SAID FIRST HOUSING BEING SHAPED TO FORM A CAVITY, SAID AUXILIARY CONTACT DEVICE BEING REMOVABLY MOUNTED IN A POSITION EXTENDING INTO SAID CAVITY WITH SAID OPERATING MEMBER IN THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF SAID MOVABLE MEMBER WHEREBY SAID MOVEMENT OF SAID MOVABLE MEMBER WILL MOVE SAID OPERATING MEMBER TO OPERATE SAID SECOND PAIR OF CONTACTS FROM ONE TO THE OTHER OF SAID OPERATING POSITIONS, SAID MOVABLE MEMBER AND SAID OPERATING MEMBER BEING DISPOSED WITHIN THE CONFINES OF SAID LENGTH, WIDTH AND HEIGHT OF SAID FIRST HOUSING, AND SAID MOVABLE MEMBER AND SAID OPERATING MEMBER MOVING WITHIN THE CONFINES OF SAID LENGTH, WIDTH AND HEIGHT OF SAID FIRST HOUSING.
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