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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2004
Frank John Muench, Waukesha, WI (US);
Brian Todd Steinbrecher, Brookfield, WI (US);
Edine Mary Heinig, Pewaukee, WI (US);
David Charles Hughes, Sussex, WI (US);
Frank John Muench, Waukesha, WI (US);
Brian Todd Steinbrecher, Brookfield, WI (US);
Edine Mary Heinig, Pewaukee, WI (US);
David Charles Hughes, Sussex, WI (US);
Cooper Technologies Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A device includes a first conductive member configured to be electrically coupled to a first component and a second conductive member configured to be electrically coupled to a second component. The second conductive member is separated from the first conductive member by a gap. A conductive connecting member is moveable to make an electrical connection between the first and second conductive members across the gap. A housing receives the first conductive member, the second conductive member, and the connecting member. The housing includes an insulating layer and a conductive layer. The movement of the connecting member to make the electrical connection is visible through at least a portion of the insulating layer and the conductive layer.