Gte Products Corporation

Clark Control, Inc.

Hugh Kane

Bruce A Oellerich

Bradford J Williams

Pushbutton switch module having a molded unitary case and a movable contact carrier carrying a conductive contact bridge mounted therein. Two stationary contact members each have a contact arm and a stabilizing arm which extend from a field termination exterior of the case into slots in the side walls of the case. The contact arms extend through the respective slots into the interior of the case where they are contacted by the conductive contact bridge. A cover which closes off the interior of the case has pins projecting therefrom. The pins extend through passageways at the end surfaces of the side walls and into openings in one of the arms of each stationary contact member thus securing the stationary contact members in fixed position in the case.

Electric switch

Electromagnetically operated contactor employing contact modules which are converted from normally open to normally closed and from normally closed to normally open operation by inverting the contact module in the contactor. The contact terminals of the contact module are clamped by various arrangements against conductive members of the contactor. Wiring terminals for connecting external wiring to the conductive members are spaced from the arrangement for clamping the contact terminals to the conductive members. Thus, the wiring terminals and the external wiring do not interfere with the module or arrangement for clamping, and the module may be removed, inverted, and replaced without disturbing the external wiring connections.

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Chagrin Falls, OH, United States of America

Hugh Kane