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Movable contact assembly for an electrical contactor

  • US 6,194,984 B1
  • Filed: 09/30/1998
  • Issued: 02/27/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A modular movable contact assembly for an electrical contactor providing an interruptable current path, the contact assembly comprising:

  • an enclosure configured to be secured to a carrier for displacement within the contactor, the enclosure being displaceable relative to the stationary contact pads;

    a movable contact element including an electrically conductive body extending through the enclosure, the electrically conductive body first and second movable contact pads disposed at first and second ends of the contact element, the first and second ends extending from the enclosure; and

    at least one biasing member disposed within the enclosure for urging the movable contact element toward a biased position in which the first and second movable contact pads are biased toward the stationary contact pads;

    the contact assembly, including the enclosure, the movable contact element and the at least one biasing member, being preassembled as a modular unit configured to be removably secured to the carrier.

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