Allied Corporation

Scott E Gordon

Philip M Anderson, Iii

James E Kearney

A temperature-sensitive switch is provided with a resilient movable cantilever composed of amorphous ferromagnetic material having a Curie point. The cantilever is adapted to carry a first contact member. A second contact member is disposed adjacent the first contact member for at least intermittently establishing electrical contact with the first contact member. A magnet is associated with and adapted to bias the cantilever to a first position that establishes electrical continuity between the first and second contact members. The cantilever is transformed from a ferromagnetic phase to a paramagnetic phase when its temperature exceeds the Curie point, whereby the cantilever assumes a second position in which the electrical conductivity is interrupted. The switch is lightweight, compact, economical to manufacture and reliable in operation.

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Morristown, NJ, United States of America

Scott E Gordon