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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph S Kulik, Allenstown, NH (US);
Robert J Vincent, No. Scituate, RI (US);
Simone P Bazin, Bedford, NH (US);
Assignee:
GTE Products Corporation, Danvers, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ; H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
337 27 ; 337102 ; 337379 ;
Abstract
A bi-metallic switch element 10 has a contact wire 26 attached thereto by means of a plurality of crimps. A first crimp 28 applied at a first pressure fixes the contact wire to the element and a second crimp 30, formed at a lesser, more controlled pressure aligns the contact wire in a predetermined location.