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Wearable Device For Feeding and Observing Birds and Other Flying Animals
A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7405645 | Thermally activated circuit interrupter A thermally activated circuit interrupter (10) has a cantilever mounted, snap acting thermostatic disc (16) mounting a movable electric contact (18) that is adapted to move between a contacts engaged position and a tripped, contacts disengaged p... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7317375 | Adjustable safety switch A switch device includes a body with a switch member pivotably engaged with a top opening of the body and a first terminal and a second terminal respectively extend through two slots in a bottom of the body. A connection member is fixedly connected to an inside of t... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312687 | Protective switch for protecting a circuit A protective switch for protecting a circuit includes an operating element or rocker switch, contact connections projecting from a housing, a contact spring electrically connected to a first contact connection and having a free end covering a second contact connecti... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7304560 | Safety switches A safety switch includes a switch member and a push rod is pivotably connected to an inside of the switch member. A biasing member pushes the push rod toward a stop rod extending from the inside of the switch member. A bi-metallic contact plate has a first end fixed... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7283031 | Circuit breaker A breaker has a first conducting strip and a second conducting strip respectively mounted on a lower end of a shell; a first terminal mounted on the second conducting strip; a bimetal strip securely provided on a first conducting strip; a second terminal mounted on ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7248140 | Adjustable safety switch A switch device includes a body with switch pivotably connected to a top thereof and two terminals extend through an underside of the body. A first contact point is connected to one of the terminals and a bi-metallic plate has a first end fixed to the other terminal... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7239064 | Resettable latching MEMS temperature sensor apparatus and method The Resettable Latching MEMS Temperature Sensor provides the capability of recording external temperature extremes without consuming electrical power. The device incorporates a thermal bimorph, contacts, latches, and actuators for device reset. The device can be des... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236082 | Circuit breaker structure An improved structure of a circuit breaker is provided which comprises a housing, a rocker-switch, a push-shaft, a pull-shaft, a bimetallic strip, and other parts. There are three terminals under the rocker-switch inside the housing. A bimetallic strip embedded in a... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7209336 | Double-protection circuit protector A circuit protector is connected in a circuit to protect the circuit from overloading. The circuit protector includes a casing inside which first and second terminals electrically connected to the circuit are fixed. A first cantilever member is fixed to the first te... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7135953 | Adjusting device for a thermal trip An adjusting device is for a thermal trip of a switchgear. It includes a bimetal, which is held in a fixed manner on a bimetal support, whose free end is located at a distance from a tripping lever, and which increasingly acts upon this tripping lever in a tripping ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7064636 | Shape memory alloy trip mechanism for arc/ground fault circuit interruption A miniature circuit breaker comprising a non-conductive housing assembly; a pair of separable contacts including a first, fixed contact coupled to said housing assembly and having a terminal extending outside said housing assembly, and a second, movable contact havi... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6940374 | Overload/open-phase tripping device for circuit breaker An overload/open-phase tripping device for a circuit breaker includes a plurality of bimetallic elements arranged in a row; a differential shifter mechanism; and a tripping lever for transmitting a force applied by the differential shifter mechanism to a switching m... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6621403 | Overload tripping device for circuit breaker An overload tripping device includes a temperature-compensating bimetal operating as a tripping lever and interposed between an output lever of a differential shifter mechanism linked with a main bimetal and a latch receiver of an opening-and-closing mech... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6617951 | Safety switch A safety switch includes a casing having a first terminal plate having a first contact point and a second terminal plate to which an end of a bi-metal plate is connected. A second contact point is connected to the bi-metal plate. A movable member is movab... | 09/09/2003 |
| 5872495 | Variable thermal and magnetic structure for a circuitbreaker trip unit A thermal and magnetic trip unit for a multi-pole circuit breaker includes a thermal structure having a bimetallic element and one or more heater elements. Each of the heater elements and a portion of the bimetallic element is generally "U" shaped definin... | 02/16/1999 |
| 4984123 | Latching switching device having current responsive release A push-push (make-break) switch (43) including a thermally operated circuit breaker release is adapted for controlling an electric motor (42). The switch (43) may be employed by itself or used in conjunction with a standard control switch (41) connected t... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4947147 | High voltage trip mechanism for sign segments According to one aspect of the invention, it comprises a fireproof enclosure having a first and a second electrical terminal. The first electrical terminal is coupled to an electrical contact internal the fireproof enclosure. An actuating member is provid... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4922219 | Circuit breaker A circuit breaker having two subassemblies, connected via snap-lock means, which mesh together to provide manual operation with "trip free" response to overloads and no latch load on the bimetallic element.... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4771258 | Molded case circuit breaker bimetal with high calibration yield A molded case circuit breaker bimetal trip unit arrangement substantially reduces the variation in trip characteristics between circuit breakers employing the improved bimetal. The number of circuit breakers failing the in-line calibration test is corresp... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4695814 | Circuit breaker A circuit breaker having a thermal tripping device comprising a bimetal element and a heater has a holding member attached to the stationary part of the bimetal element, for holding the bimetal element and the heater at respective first end parts thereof.... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4570142 | Pushbutton-actuated excess-current switch A bell-crank-like switching connector is supported on a switch rod having a pushbutton such that it is pivotable and is displaceable along the switch rod. A first lever arm of the switching connector is lockable underneath a protrusion of a bimetallic str... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4570143 | Thermally actuated variable-rating circuit breaker having selectively connectable heater elements A pair of heaters (16,18) are mounted within a breaker housing (2) in spaced relation to a temperature responsive actuator element (30) for indirectly heating that element in response to current flow in the heaters. Each heater is provided with a wiring t... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4535309 | Magneto-thermal device for overcurrent relays The invention provides a magneto-thermal device for overcurrent relays. The end of a core, whose axial position may be adjusted with respect to a mobile plate, placed opposite and pivoting about one end of the yoke, is secured against movement by a wedge which... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4502033 | Circuit control device A remotely controlled circuit control device has first and second load contact assemblies movable into circuit engagement and circuit disengagement positions relative to one another in which one load contact assembly is operatively connected to a solenoid... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4435690 | Primary circuit breaker A primary circuit breaker for fluid filled transformers, the circuit breaker being immersible in the fluid in the transformer and including a circuit interrupter assembly, an externally actuatable latch mechanism for reclosing the interrupter assembly and... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4431904 | Electric cigar lighter The disclosure relates to an electric cigar lighter for use, for example in vehicles, having an improved circuit breaker which includes at least two thermostatic contacts mounted on a bottom of a tubular holder for receiving an igniting unit, an end cap s... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4380097 | Product monitoring device A product monitoring device including a releasable locking device adapted to be secured to a product and actuatable between locked and unlocked positions. The locking device consists of a pair of movable members, one of which mounts a bimetallic member co... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4375628 | Circuit breaker A circuit breaker has contacts which are engageable as a result of manual operation of a toggle mechanism causing the circuit breaker to close and open when the toggle is in an erect and collapsed condition, respectively. Subsequent opening of the circuit... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4345233 | Manual switch with timed electro-thermal latch release A momentary ON rocker button switch (2) with bimetal detent latching (36) in the ON position and releasable by a heater (42) wound on the bimetal (36), the heater (42) being controlled through the output of a solid state timing circuit (TC, R1, C1) housed... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4316163 | Thermal-magnetic circuit breaker The present invention relates to circuit breakers of a particular class, namely, the type in which a toggle is manually erected to drive a "heart" as a unit for closing the circuit breaker. The "heart" includes a contact arm, an actuator, and overcurrent ... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4274072 | Thermostat and assembly therefor A thermostat for regulating the temperature of a space includes: means movable in the thermostat for sensing the temperature of the space; a switch device having means for switching between a pair of switching positions; and a pair of permanent magnet mea... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4270113 | Thermal overload relay A thermal overload relay characterized by a housing containing a plurality of pole units, two pairs of spaced terminals on the housing, one terminal of each pair comprising a stationary contact within the housing, a movable contact mounted on and extendin... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4231006 | Circuit breaker having a thermally responsive latching member A circuit breaker is provided with a thermally responsive latching member connected in circuit between a load terminal and a movable contact. A mounting member, holding a portion of the latching member adjacent one end thereof, is pivotally mounted in the... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4166993 | Push button actuated bimetal controlled excess current switch In a push button actuated, bimetal controlled, current overload switch capable of undergoing trip-free release and including a bimetal strip disposed in a housing, an angular contact bridge disposed in the housing and forming part of the current path prov... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4047140 | Thermal overload relay A thermal overload relay characterized by a plurality of pole units, stationary and movable contacts, a slide within the housing for moving the movable contact between open and closed positions, a movable contact mounting arm on the slide, latch means on ... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4032876 | Ambient-compensated circuit breaker An ambient-compensated, current-actuated circuit breaker, adapted to be miniaturized. In one embodiment, the device has a movable spring arm with contact portion mounted on a base; a plural-legged, current sensitive monometallic element is mounted on the ... | 06/28/1977 |
| 3991395 | Thermal circuit breakers A thermal circuit breaker includes a movable contact assembly which is held in an operative position against a fixed contact assembly by means of a catch movable by means of a temperature sensing device which is responsive to the current flowing between t... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3932829 | Excess current switch This invention relates to an excess current switch. Such a switch includes a housing, a contact bridge, a bimetal strip for providing a thermal trip, switch actuating means and a slide bar. These components are arranged in a simple and space saving manner... | 01/13/1976 |
