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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:
Feb. 10, 1981
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1979
Robert J Johnston, Patterson Heights, PA (US);
Stephen G Layciak, Brighton Township, Beaver County, PA (US);
Stephen S Dobrosielski, Beaver, PA (US);
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A detachable switch structure comprising an actuator, a contact block mounted on the actuator, and an adapter for mounting the contact block on the actuator; the block comprising a dielectric housing and enclosing separable contacts; the block being mounted on the actuator; the actuator comprising detachable interfitting means cooperative with corresponding means on the contact block housing which interfitting means includes elongated hook members on the adapter engageable with projections on the housing, the hook members including windows engageable with the projections, and the hook members including openings for insertion of a tool between the hook members and the projections for disengaging the same.