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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:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
EATON CORPORATION, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 33/662 (2006.01); F16B 2/24 (2006.01); H01H 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 33/66261 (2013.01); F16B 2/243 (2013.01); H01H 11/00 (2013.01); H01H 2033/66276 (2013.01);
Abstract
A retaining clip is for a vacuum interrupter. The vacuum interrupter includes a tubular ceramic member, a tubular shield member, and a pair of separable contacts. The shield member is disposed internal with respect to the ceramic member. The separable contacts are disposed internal with respect to the shield member. The retaining clip comprises: a base mounted on the ceramic member; and at least one flexible arm extending from the base. The flexible arm engages the shield member in order to retain the shield member on the ceramic member.