Circuit breaker with unitary actuating shaft
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1. An electric switch comprising:
- a dielectric housing including at least one housing section having side walls and an end wall;
spaced stationary contact structures for each housing section extending through the side walls and into the housing interior;
a dielectric, hollow actuating shaft within the housing with one end of the shaft being journally-mounted in an opening in the end wall and the shaft being rotatable between open and closed circuit positions;
a movable contact structure for each housing section mounted within the shaft and including a pair of parallel conductors having end portions clampingly engaging corresponding stationary contact structures when the shaft is in the closed circuit position;
rotatable driving means for turning the shaft between the open and closed circuit positions;
the shaft having aperture means, and the conductor extending through the aperture means; and
each parallel conductor being mounted within a channel comprising a base and opposite flanges, each flange having notch means for contact with the shaft for preventing longitudinal shifting of the conductor.
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Abstract
A circuit breaker with unitary actuating shaft characterized by a dielectric housing having separable housing sections for mounting opposed stationary contacts; a unitary, hollow actuating shaft for mounting movable contacts between open and closed positions with the opposed stationary contacts; and each section having an end wall with an aperture through which the shaft extends and is retained in alignment.
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1. An electric switch comprising:
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a dielectric housing including at least one housing section having side walls and an end wall; spaced stationary contact structures for each housing section extending through the side walls and into the housing interior; a dielectric, hollow actuating shaft within the housing with one end of the shaft being journally-mounted in an opening in the end wall and the shaft being rotatable between open and closed circuit positions; a movable contact structure for each housing section mounted within the shaft and including a pair of parallel conductors having end portions clampingly engaging corresponding stationary contact structures when the shaft is in the closed circuit position; rotatable driving means for turning the shaft between the open and closed circuit positions; the shaft having aperture means, and the conductor extending through the aperture means; and each parallel conductor being mounted within a channel comprising a base and opposite flanges, each flange having notch means for contact with the shaft for preventing longitudinal shifting of the conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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