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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:
Oct. 27, 1987
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald W Poling, Morrison, IL (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200 / ; 200 / ; 200 / ;
Abstract
An electric circuit controlling device has a housing and snap action means for discrete snap action movement between a stable configuration and an unstable configuration thereof. Means is provided in the housing for seating the snap action means, and means is also provided for urging the snap action means from the seating means. Force transmitting means is operable generally for initially moving the snap action means into seating engagement with the seating means and for thereafter effecting the discrete snap action movement of the snap action means from the stable configuration toward the unstable configuration thereof.