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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 1979
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1977
Walter V Bratkowski, McKeesport, PA (US);
Kurt A Grunert, Beaver, PA (US);
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A current limiting contactor characterized by stationary and movable contacts, an elongated conductor supporting the movable contact, the conductor being fixedly mounted at a position spaced from the movable contact, the conductor having a looped portion including a pair of overlapping segments for conducting current in opposite directions of each other, the movable contact engaging the stationary contact when conducting a current up to a predetermined current value, and the conductor being comprised of a flexible material and the overlapping portions being separable to move the movable contact away from the stationary contact when the current exceeds said predetermined value.