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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 1978
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frank L Simokat, Babylon, NY (US);
Assignee:
TII Corporation, Lindenhurst, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361 55 ; 361 56 ; 361 75 ; 361105 ; 361111 ; 361124 ;
Abstract
The disclosed protector comprises a three electrode gas tube overvoltage protector serially connected with a heating element, the combination being connected in shunt across the load to be protected. Between that protecting shunt path and the source, a normally closed switch is provided which is responsive to the heating element and opens in the event of a sustained overvoltage condition. Accordingly, a prolonged surge which might otherwise destroy the gas tube and/or the protected load is isolated from both the shunt protection branch and from the load thus preventing damage to both.