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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8110770 | Vacuum circuit breaker of tank type A vacuum circuit breaker includes a movable-side conductor that is tubular and comprises an inside cavity. A movable side contact case includes a chamber which communicates with a space on a non-vacuum side of a bellows. The chamber is isolated from a space filled w... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8049129 | Housing for a vacuum interrupter module A housing for a vacuum interrupter module that resists fracture when fasteners received therethrough are tightened, comprises an elongated hollow body from which a mounting flange extends from at least one end. Extending between the mounting flange and the body and/... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7772515 | Vacuum switchgear assembly and system Insulated vacuum switchgear and active switchgear elements therefor are provided with a composite overwrap for mechanically isolating a vacuum insulator from axial loads in use without reinforcing or insulating encapsulations. A dielectric buffer layer is provided t... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7683286 | Switchgear A switchgear having interrupters wherein at least two moving contacts are capable of being open and close with respect to respective fixed contacts. The switchgear comprises a non-earthed metal vacuum chamber enclosing the interrupters therein, a connection conducto... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7679023 | Switchgear A switchgear having interrupters wherein at least two moving contacts are capable of being open and close with respect to respective fixed contacts. The switchgear comprises a non-earthed metal vacuum chamber enclosing the interrupters therein, a connection conducto... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7310221 | Switching installation provided with an electrically insulating barrier A switching installation (5) having a circuit breaker (12), which is connected to a cable connection (33), and optionally a disconnector (14) for making or breaking a conductive connection between the cable connection (33) and a ra... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7262362 | High voltage device with a particle trap The high-voltage switching device used in one installation position and has metallic encapsulation (10) a switching gap (4) and a particle trap (1) for holding foreign body particles (2), and is characterized in that in the one installati... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7223932 | Vacuum Switchgear Disclosed is a vacuum switchgear comprising an electro-conductive outer vacuum container, a plurality of inner container disposed in the outer vacuum container. The inner containers and the outer container are electrically isolated from each other. The outer contain... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7205499 | Device for fixing a shield in an electric switch, in particular a vacuum switch The present invention relates to a device for fixing a shield in a switch, said switch being housed in an enclosure comprising a cylindrical part closed by two end parts forming covers, said cylindrical part being connected at its two free ends respectively to the t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 6930270 | Connection area between housing parts of a vacuum interrupter, and a vacuum interrupter having a connection area of this type The aim of the invention is to optimize, in vacuum interrupters, the connection area (12, 13, 14) between housing parts (2, 3, 4, 5), which are coaxially assigned to one another, with regard to the complexity of production for centering measures and wi... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6888086 | Solid dielectric encapsulated interrupter A current interrupter assembly includes an insulating structure, a current interrupter embedded in the structure, a conductor element embedded in the structure, a current interchange embedded in the structure and connected to create a current path between the curren... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6867385 | Self-fixturing system for a vacuum interrupter A vacuum interrupter includes end covers having a curved or looped portion, which serves to connect a coil segment of the vacuum interrupter to a ceramic envelope of the vacuum interrupter, and thereby help maintain a vacuum seal for the interrupter. The curved port... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6828521 | Method for increasing insulation level in an encapsulation A switchgear assembly includes a vacuum interrupter assembly having an internal switching contact. A conductive current exchange is in electrical contact with the switching contact, and the current exchange defines an internal chamber within the current exchange. A ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6762388 | Vacuum cartridge for an electrical protection apparatus such as a switch or circuit breaker The present invention relates to a vacuum cartridge for an electrical protection apparatus such as a switch or a circuit breaker, said cartridge comprising an enclosure of substantially cylindrical shape closed by two end plates, two contacts extending axially insid... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6747234 | High voltage interrupter A circuit interrupter including a housing having an internal cavity. The internal cavity includes a space at a first end thereof, and includes an internal wall extending from the space to a second end of the housing. A vacuum interrupter is disposed in the space. Th... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6635841 | Metal-ceramic composite and vacuum switch unit using the same A metal-ceramic composite is provided in which a solder layer and a ceramic member are held in contact with each other at an annular area extending along an entire circumference of an axial end surface of the ceramic member and having an average width W (... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6566621 | Metal-ceramic composite and vacuum switch unit using the same A metal-ceramic composite (a vacuum switch unit 50) having a metal member 13 having a tubular portion 13b, and a cylindrical ceramic member 55. The metal-ceramic composite (the vacuum switch unit 50) has a structure in which an end face of the tubular por... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6498314 | Vacuum switch and vacuum switchgear using the same A vacuum switch comprises a first vacuum container containing therein a circuit breaker, a second vacuum container containing therein the first vacuum container and grounded, and a third vacuum container connected to the second vacuum container, containin... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6492609 | Power station switch with a radiator/heat-exchanger A power station switch having high nominal current, the switch comprising a break chamber containing a dielectric gas under pressure and mounted inside a protective sheath which may optionally carry a general flow of cooling air, and a radiator/heat-excha... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6476338 | Vacuum switch A third electrode (8A) is soldered, via a support fitting (9) onto the inner surface of a support part (1a) which projects into the intermediate part of the inner surface of an insulation tube (1A). An arc generated between the fixed-side contact (5A) and... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6407908 | Gas-insulated circuit breaker and gas-insulated switch-gear having the same In order to provide a good gas-insulated circuit breaker which is compact and easy in assembling and preparation, a gas-insulated circuit breaker 100 is constructed with a grounded enclosure 104 enclosed a insulation nature gas, a current interruption par... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6395990 | Insulating carriers for vacuum circuit breakers The insulating bases are provided by pole shells for accommodation of vacuum contactors, with the pole shells each having an enclosure profile which is curved inward and, for detachable connection to the vacuum contactors, each being equipped with vacuum ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6046422 | Vacuum interrupter with a vapor shield associated with the insulator A vacuum interrupter is provided. The vacuum interrupter includes a housing part that surrounds contact members and a vapor shield associated with the insulator, the housing part and the vapor shield are designed as one piece. A transition from the housin... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6043446 | Vacuum switch including shield and bellows mounted on electrode support structure located in electrode circumferential groove An assembly and associated method are provided for use with the stationary and moveable contact sub-assembly portions of a vacuum interrupter. This assembly employs a groove machined circumferentially into an electrode of the sub-assembly in conjunction w... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5864108 | Vacuum switch assembly including housing insulating support A power switch module designed to be mounted in gas-filled containers of gas-insulated switchgear is provided, wherein each vacuum switch tube of the power switch has a corresponding rectilinearly movable actuating rod leading into the gas-filled containe... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5847347 | Vacuum interrupter To allow soldering of all parts of the housing including the tubular shield of a vacuum interrupter in a single operation, the metal cap (9) made of silver-plated copper enclosing the two contacts (1, 2) is provided with peripheral structuring (10, 11) on... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5767451 | Insulating support for vacuum switch tubes An insulating support is provided for vacuum switch tubes with actuator units to be used in switchgears, in particular in gas-filled units. The insulating support has a flatbed-type extruded plastic piece with a profile fitting around the periphery of the... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5753876 | Clad end seal for vacuum interrupter A clad end seal for a vacuum interrupter comprises a disk-shaped base portion made of at least two clad metal layers and a cylindrical sidewall portion extending therefrom comprising one of the metal layers. The base portion provides strength and stiffnes... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5661281 | Vacuum-type interrupter having an annular insulator To be able to reliably switch high short-circuit currents in the case of a vacuum-type interrupter of small construction, first of all the annular insulator (6), which together with two cap-like metal parts (5,7) forms the housing of the vacuum-type inter... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5594224 | Vacuum circuit interrupter A low cost and highly reliable vacuum circuit interrupter and a method of manufacturing the same improve production efficiency and vacuum tight sealing property of the vacuum circuit interrupter. In the vacuum circuit interrupter, within a sealed vacuum v... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5585611 | Interrupter assembly An interrupter assembly comprises an interrupter switch and at least one condition sensing device embedded within a body of solid dielectric material. Preferably, the solid dielectric material is a polymer concrete or an epoxy-concrete. The condition sens... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5543598 | Switch having a vacuum interrupter A switch has a vacuum interrupter and a switch housing which holds the vacuum interrupter between two supply terminals. The vacuum interrupter contains a tubularly constructed, evacuated housing with a fixed contact member and movable contact member. A mo... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5510592 | Vacuum switch A vacuum switching chamber includes a switching chamber housing having two housing parts. The two housing parts are constructed in the shape of pots or bells and each have a base which encloses an opening through which a respective supporting stalk passes... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5170885 | Insulating housing structure with an improved bushing for a conductor To improve the high voltage strength of conductor bushings on an insulating housing structure, the outer surface of the housing structure is depressed all around the bushing aperture and is provided with a metallization within this depressed region. The c... | 12/15/1992 |
| 4962289 | Switch chamber for a vacuum switch A switch chamber for a vacuum switch including a housing composed of a ceramic insulating tube, a contact pin mounting a stationary contact within the housing and a terminating cover connecting the insulating tube with the contact pin in a vacuum-tight ma... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4937405 | Vacuum switch chamber A vacuum switch chamber includes a ceramic body having two ends, two cylinder halves defining an encompassing parting line between the halves and an internal groove along the parting line. Metal caps close both of the ends. Mutually movable conductor bolt... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4933518 | Vacuum interrupter Vacuum interrupters having improved structural rigidity and internal vacuum integrity are provided for use in vacuum circuit breakers. Due to the design and construction of the endcap assemblies, the vacuum interrupters require a reduced total length of b... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4896008 | Vacuum discharge device A vacuum discharge device comprising an insulating envelop having metallic layers formed by a metallizing process respectively on the opposite ends thereof, electrodes disposed within the insulating envelop, and sealing members brazed respectively to the ... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4880947 | Vacuum interrupter with simplified enclosure and method of assembly An electrical vacuum interrupter comprising a pair of separable contacts enclosed within a vacuum enclosure whose walls have joints formed of a polymeric material which can maintain sufficient vacuum, mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties to perm... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4795866 | Vacuum tube switch which uses low temperature solder A vacuum switch tube wherein at least one part which separates the interior of the tube from the environment is soldered to the housing of a vacuum switch tube so as to be vacuum-tight with a soft solder 6 which has a melting point which lies below 400° ... | 01/03/1989 |
