Electromagnetically operated switches having improved contact actuating means

Claim 1

IN AN ELECTROMAGNETICALLY OPERATED SWITCH ASSEMBLY, LOWER HOUSING MEANS HAVING A BOTTOM WALL AND A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID BOTTOM WALL, UPPER HOUSING MEANS SEATED ON SAID SIDE WALLS OF SAID LOWER HOUSING MEANS AND CONNECTED THERERWITH, ELECTROMAGNETIC MEANS CARRIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY SAID UPPER HOUSING MEANS AND INCLUDING AN ARMATURE, A LEVER TURNABLY MOUNTED ON SAID UPPER HOUSING MEANS AND CARRYING SAID ARMATURE SO THAT SAID LEVER TURNS BETWEEN A REST POSITION WHEN SAID ELECTROMAGNETIC MEANS IS UNENERGIZED AND AN OPERATING POSITION WHEN SAID ELECTROMAGNETIC MEANS IS ENERGIZED, FRAME MEANS GUIDED FOR MOVEMENT BY SAID LOWER HOUSING MEANS AND OPERATIVELY COUPLED WITH SAID LEVER TO BE DISPLACED BETWEEN A PAIR OF END POSITIONS WHEN SAID LEVER IS RESPECTIVELY IN ITS REST AND OPERATING POSITIONS, A PLURALITY OF STATIONARY SWITCH COMPONENTS CARRIED BY SAID LOWER HOUSING MEANS, AND A PLURALITY OF MOVABLE SWITCH COMPONENTS CARRIED BY SAID FRAME MEANS FOR MOVEMENT THEREWITH AND RESPECTIVELY ENGAGING SAID STATIONARY SWITCH COMPONETS IN ONE OF SAID END POSITIONS OF SAID FRAME MEANS FOR CLOSING CIRCUITS CONNECTED WITH THE SWITCH COMPONENTS AND SAID MOVABLE SWITCH COMPONENTS BEING DISPLACED FROM SAID STATIONARY SWITCH COMPONENTS WHEN SAID FRAME MEANS IS IN THE OTHER OF ITS END POSITIONS TO OPEN THE CIRCUITS.