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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:
Dec. 15, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alfred E Maier, Chippewa, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2001 / ;
Abstract
A circuit breaker with hinged arcing contact characterized by an insulating housing enclosing a circuit breaker mechanism, an electromagnetic trip device therefor, separable contact means including stationary contacts and movable main and arcing contacts and the arcing contacts being pivotally mounted on the main contacts whereby the arcing contacts are forced against the stationary contacts as the main contacts open.