Method of making an electrical control

Claim 1

A method of making an electrical control having a pair of housing parts with at least a pair of openings in one of the housing parts and at least another opening in the other of the housing parts, and the electrical control also having a plurality of electrical components including at least a pair of female terminals, a solid state starter device having a PTCR interposed between a pair of contact plates, a relay device having coil means with an armature member adapted for magnetic coupling relation therewith, an overload protector device having at least a pair of terminal means, and a pair of contact members, the method comprising the steps of: (a) connecting the female terminals of the at least pair thereof with the coil means of the relay device and one of the contact plates of the starter device, respectively, and also connecting the contact members with the other of the contact plates of the starter device and with the coil means of the relay device and one terminal means of the at least pair thereof on the overload protector device, respectively; (b) mounting one of the contact members to the other housing part with the coil means of the relay device and the overload protector device connected to the one contact member and extending the other of the terminal means of the overload protector device through the another opening in the other housing part exteriorly thereof; (c) mounting the other of the contact members to the one housing part with the starter device and one of the female terminals of the at least pair thereof respectively connected to the other contact member and inserting the one female terminal into one of the openings of the at least pair thereof in the one housing part; (d) inserting the other female terminal of the at least pair thereof into the other of the openings of the at least pair thereof in the one housing part; and (e) assembling the one housing part and the other of the housing parts together so that the overload protector device and the starter device are positioned adjacent each other and so that the contact members are positioned for contacting engagement with the armature means in the coil means of the relay device.

Claim 2

A method of making an electrical control having a pair of housing parts with at least a pair of openings in one of the housing parts and at least another opening in the other of the housing parts, and the electrical control also having a plurality of electrical components including at least a pair of female terminals, a solid state starter device having a PTCR interposed between a pair of contact plates, a relay device having coil means with an armature member adapted for magnetic coupling relation therewith, an overload protector device having at least a pair of terminal means, and a pair of contact members, the method comprising the steps of: (a) connecting the female terminals of the at least pair thereof with the coil means of the relay device and one of the contact plates of the starter device, respectively, and also connecting the contact members with the other of the contact plates of the starter device and with the coil means of the relay device and one terminal means of the at least pair thereof on the overload protector device, respectively; (b) mounting one of the contact members to the other housing part with the coil means of the relay device and the overload protector device connected to the one contact member and extending the other of the terminal means of the overload protector device through the another opening in the other housing part exteriorly thereof; (c) mounting the other of the contact members to the one housing part with the starter device and one of the female terminals of the at least pair thereof respectively connected to the other contact member and inserting the one female terminal into one of the openings of the at least pair thereof in the one housing part; (d) inserting the other female terminal of the at least pair thereof into the other of the openings of the at least pair thereof in the one housing part; and (e) assembling the one housing part and the other of the housing parts together so that the overload protector device and the starter device are positioned adjacent each other and so that the contact members are positioned for contacting engagement with the armature means in the coil means of the relay device.

Claim 3

A method of making an electrical control having a pair of housing parts, a starter device, a relay device having coil means and armature means adapted for magnetic coupling relation therewith, an overload protector device, and a pair of contact members, the method comprising the steps of: (a) mounting to one of the housing parts one of the contact members with the overload protector and the coil means respectively connected in circuit relation therewith; (b) mounting to the other of the housing parts the other of the contact members with the starter device connected in circuit relation therewith; and (c) assembling the housing parts together in an assembly position with the starter device and the overload protector disposed at least adjacent each other and with the contact members positioned for contacting engagement with the armature means of the relay device and caging the coil means of the relay device between the housing parts.

Claim 4

A method of making an electrical control having a pair of housing parts, a starter device, a relay device having coil means and armature means adapted for magnetic coupling relation therewith, an overload protector device, and a pair of contact members, the method comprising the steps of: (a) mounting to one of the housing parts one of the contact members with the overload protector and the coil means respectively connected in circuit relation therewith; (b) mounting to the other of the housing parts the other of the contact members with the starter device connected in circuit relation therewith; and (c) assembling the housing parts together in an assembly position with the starter device and the overload protector disposed at least adjacent each other and with the contact members positioned for contacting engagement with the armature means of the relay device and caging the coil means of the relay device between the housing parts.