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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:
Aug. 05, 1980
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sidney J Cherry, Elmira, NY (US);
Robert M Hruda, Horseheads, NY (US);
Paul O Wayland, Montour Falls, NY (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2001 / ; 200 / ;
Abstract
An improved low voltage, high current D.C. vacuum switch is provided by disposing an arcing shield annularly about the arcing contact area within the vacuum switch. The arcing shield prevents disposition of conductive contact material on the insulator body wall of the switch and also shields the flexible corrugated annular member which permits switch contact movement to open and close the switch. The arcing shield may be floating electrically, or connected to the electrically positive side of the switch contacts.