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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2003
Applicants:
Homer S. Sambar, Shorewood, WI (US);
Jeffrey R. Annis, Waukesha, WI (US);
Roy A. Rice, Cudahy, WI (US);
Inventors:
Homer S. Sambar, Shorewood, WI (US);
Jeffrey R. Annis, Waukesha, WI (US);
Roy A. Rice, Cudahy, WI (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A switch is provided that is of the type that may be installed in a contact block engaging a pushbutton operator via a latch assembly. The switch includes a spanner that engages a pair of terminals, each having a pair of contacts. The outer ends of the spanner are wider than the central portion so as to render the spanner torsionally compliant. The wide outer ends provide a sufficient thermal mass to absorb an arc that may be created when the switch is opened.