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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:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1996
Hendrik Horstmann, Ratingen, DE;
Dipl.-Ing H. Horstmann GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
A faulted circuit indicator unit for detecting an abnormally high electric current in an overhead cable includes a substantially rectangularly-shaped housing formed of front and back walls, opposed side walls, a closed bottom wall, and an open top mouth portion. Current sensing circuitry is disposed in a cavity formed in the housing for detecting the high current in the cable. An indication device is joined to the closed bottom wall of the housing and includes a visible indicator responsive to the current sensing circuit to produce a visual flashing light in the presence of the high current which is visible through a small aperture formed in the bottom wall thereof. The indication device is formed of an opaque hood whose central portion is connected around the bottom wall of the housing and a transparent stem joined also to the central portion of the hood and extends downwardly therefrom through which the flashing light is transmitted radially outwardly in all directions.
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