Abstract:
An electric switch comprising a plurality of switch units mounted on a supporting frame and actuated between open and closed positions by a common drive means which is operatively connected to said plurality of switch units or pole units.
Abstract:
A picture frame gasket channel and cooperating resilient picture frame gasket member where the picture frame gasket channel is welded onto the cover of an enclosure for electrical equipment. The equipment is contained within a suitable container having an edge which contacts a flat portion on the picture frame gasket member to compress the gasket against the inner surface of the channel to thus provide a fluid tight enclosure for electrical equipment.
Abstract:
An isolating switch comprising spaced, cylindrical hollow conductors capable of carrying high electrical currents mounted within gas filled, sealed concentric cylindrical enclosures. The isolating switch when opened, has a large insulating gap for withstanding high voltages. The switch includes a bridging member which retracts inside of one of the associated hollow poles or conductors when the switch is open, and extends to bridge the gap between the two cylindrical poles when the switch is closed, thus, providing a continuous electrical path from one pole or conductor to the other. The bridging member is actuated by a suitable driving mechanism or means. The means for establishing an electrically conducting path between two conductors is independent from the means for establishing a mechanical connection between said conductors. The bridging member includes electrical contacts which are of the loop type, that is generally U-shaped conductors which may be secured to a movable, electrically conducting drum to engage the inner periphery of both of the associated conductors.
Abstract:
A high-voltage electric switch comprising a plurality of spaced insulator stacks having a switch blade movably supported thereon and a contact jaw supported on one of the other insulator stacks and disposed in the path of movement of the switch blade. The insulator stacks are mounted on a common supporting base which includes a pair of generally parallel channel members and a pair of reinforcing members disposed between said channel members and spaced from the ends of said channel members.