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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. 19, 1980
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masami Kii, Amagasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2001 / ; 2001 / ; 2001 / ;
Abstract
A circuit interrupter of the self-extinguishing type in which a high pressure fluid generated by an electric arc established between separable contacts is utilized in the extinction of the arc. The interrupter comprises separable contacts, a pressure-raising chamber containing an arc extinguishing gas and an arc extinguishing chamber for puffing and releasing the high pressure arc extinguishing gas at substantially right angles to the electric arc established between the separated contacts.