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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:
Mar. 17, 1987
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alfred E Maier, Chippewa Township, Beaver County, PA (US);
David L Haggerty, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200288 ; 2001 / ; 335 16 ;
Abstract
A circuit breaker with a shock-absorbing mechanism characterized by a movable contact arm operable between open and closed positions of separable contacts, a stop member for stopping movement of the contact arm which member is integral with a housing for the circuit breaker, and a shock-absorbing plate on the member for spreading the energy released when the contact arm collides with the stop member.