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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:
Jun. 04, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1989
Frank J Muench, Waukesha, WI (US);
William B McFarlin, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Cooper Power Systems, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A switch apparatus including a main housing, a fixed contact supported by the main housing, a shaft supported by the main housing for pivotal movement relative thereto, a movable contact supported by the shaft for common movement therewith, and a motor assembly for moving the shaft relative to the main housing between a closed position wherein the movable contact engages the fixed contact and an open position wherein the movable contact is spaced from the fixed contact. The shaft consists of two opposite halves mating along a longitudinally extending plane. The fixed contact may consist of two opposed spring-biased contact portions mounted in the housing.