Housed electrical switch with slide fastening members
First Claim
1. In an electric master switch including an actuating member (1) fastened to a mounting wall (3), said actuating member (1) being coupled to a housing (7) containing the switching elements of said switch by means of resilient locking arms (6) disposed in engagement with said actuating member (1), the improvement comprising wedge-shaped slide members (10) slidably disposed between said locking arms (6) and said housing (7) for disengaging said locking arms (6) from said actuating member (1), said slide members being provided with means for matching the frictional forces between said slide members (10) and said locking arms (6), and said slide members (10) and said actuating member (1), respectively, and for returning said slide members (10) to a disengaged position with respect to said locking arms (6) when said housing is disposed on said actuating member (1).
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Abstract
An electric master switch including an actuating member which is fastened to a mounting wall and is coupled to a housing containing the switching elements of the switch by means of resilient locking arms disposed in engagement with the actuating member. Wedge-shaped slide members are disposed between the locking arms and the housing for disengaging the locking arms from the actuating member.
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8 Claims
- 1. In an electric master switch including an actuating member (1) fastened to a mounting wall (3), said actuating member (1) being coupled to a housing (7) containing the switching elements of said switch by means of resilient locking arms (6) disposed in engagement with said actuating member (1), the improvement comprising wedge-shaped slide members (10) slidably disposed between said locking arms (6) and said housing (7) for disengaging said locking arms (6) from said actuating member (1), said slide members being provided with means for matching the frictional forces between said slide members (10) and said locking arms (6), and said slide members (10) and said actuating member (1), respectively, and for returning said slide members (10) to a disengaged position with respect to said locking arms (6) when said housing is disposed on said actuating member (1).
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