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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:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2003
Applicants:
Caspar Asmus, Berlin, DE;
Klaus Oberndörfer, Berlin, DE;
Roman Renz, Berlin, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 33/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The aim of the invention is to prevent local spikes from being created in a contact element of a contact arrangement used for interrupting a current in a distribution network, said contact element comprising a contact support () that encompasses a hollow cylindrical wall section () and a bottom wall (), and a contact disk () which is located opposite the bottom wall () in a longitudinal direction while slots () are provided for generating a magnetic field. Said aim is achieved by providing the slots () with rounded edges () having a defined radius.