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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 1980
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter H Thiel, Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
248548 ; 248562 ;
Abstract
For apparatus, such as voltage surge arresters, having frangible elements, a mounting structure with springs that permit minor, harmless motion of the apparatus and a collapsible frame that yields in a ductile failure mode upon occurrence of movement exceeding that which can be absorbed by the springs before damage to the apparatus occurs.