Abstract:
A manually operated switch having a toggle mechanism which applies positive pressure between the contacts of the switch during the interval the toggle levers are passing through the toggle centerline. The switch includes a jog function lever which is selectively movable between an operative position which will cause the levers of the toggle mechanism to return with a snap toggle action from a position which causes the contacts of the switch to be closed to a position wherein the contacts of the switch are open when a manual force on the ON button or lever is removed when the jog function lever is at one position and which will permit the toggle mechanism to move and remain in the position whereat the contact of the switch remain closed after the manual force which is used to actuate the ON button or lever is removed.
Abstract:
A rejection-type fuse clip for ferrule type cartridge fuses. The rejection feature of the clip is provided by a single music-wire piece that is suspended between the arms of the clip so that a curved central part of the piece is movable with a swing-like motion between the arms of the clip and receivable in an annular groove in a ferrule on one end of a fuse to permit fuses having grooved ferrules to be inserted between the contact surfaces on the arms of the clip and prevent fuses having ungrooved ferrule ends from being installed between the contact surfaces. The movable central part permits the ferrule to be rotated in the clip without deforming or destroying the rejection feature of the clip and maintains the fuse in a position where it extends perpendicular to the base of the clip when the fuse is positioned in the clip to interrupt its associated circuit.
Abstract:
A structure for mounting and guiding the movements of an armature in an electromagnetically operated switch. The structure for mounting the armature includes a pair of members which are secured on opposite ends of the armature to connect the armature to the free ends on the arms of a U-shaped movable contact carrier. The movable contact carrier has a bight portion movable in a slot in a rear wall of a molded base that carries the stationary contacts of the switch on its front face. The bight portion is guided during its movement in the slot by a bearing portion which is centrally located on the bight portion and received in a central portion of the slot. The free ends on the arms of the carrier and the armature are guided during their movements by portions of a frame which positions a stationary magnet part and a magnet coil and four posts which extend from a molded member that acts as an arc suppressing barrier for the switch.
Abstract:
A manually operated switch having a toggle-acting mechanism which applies positive pressure between the contacts during the interval the toggle levers are passing through the pivot center of the toggle levers. The switch includes a stabilizer which prevents the movable contact carrier from tilting so that an offcenter load may be applied on the contact carrier and a lever arrangement which will cause the operating buttons of the switch to become aligned when the switch is tripped in response to an electrical overload in the circuits controlled by the switch.
Abstract:
A contactor construction which will permit easy access to the movable and stationary contacts and replacement of the magnet coil of the contactor while the contactor is wired on a panel. The construction includes a readily detachable cover which resiliently positions the coil so the coil may be lifted from its position on a stationary magnet when the cover is removed and absorbs shock generated when resilient pads carried on the armature engage the cover when the contactor is deenergized.
Abstract:
A manually operated switch having a toggle lever actuating mechanism included in a housing part which may be readily removed from a base carrying the stationary contacts of the switch to permit inspection of the current carrying contacts of the switch. The switch includes a slider which moves to an activated position when the housing part is removed from the base. The slider, when in the activated position, causes the levers of the toggle mechanism to move and be maintained in an OFF operating position so that the toggle mechanism must be reset after the housing is remounted on the base before the levers of the toggle mechanism can be moved to the ON position.