Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7646282 | Insulator for cutout switch and fuse assembly An insulator for a cutout switch and fuse assembly used in connection with an electrical power grid, including a body including a first end and a second end, a guide connector, a conductor strip, and a tool structure is located, a pivot connector is located at the s... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7245473 | Switchable lightning arrester system The switchable lightning-arrester system has a safety-switchable connector (10), which, for differing power-line features, can include optionally a counter-lever safety connector (14), a slide safety connector (40), a hinged safety connector ( | 07/17/2007 |
| 7109877 | Fault monitoring apparatus and method A fault condition monitoring apparatus for use with a fuse cutout includes a housing operable to be supported by the fuse cutout. The housing has first and second contacts operable to make electrical contact with fuse contacts on the fuse cutout when the housing is ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6922132 | Fuse cutout with improved dropout performance An improved fuse cutout is provided of the type having a fuse tube assembly that moves to a dropout position upon operation in response to a fault current or other overcurrent. These types of fuse cutouts include the pivotal mounting of the fuse tube assembly with r... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6687110 | Isolating circuit breaker and circuit protection arrangement An isolating circuit breaker (40) for pole mounting (12) in relation to a electrical distribution line, said isolating circuit breaker including: an isolating switch (50) with a pivoting link (52), said isolating switch having respective terminals (45, 44... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6593842 | Polymeric cutout assembly An insulator assembly for a polymeric cutout assembly has a core with first and second ends and an outer surface. First and second end caps are attached at the first and second core ends. The end caps have outer surfaces. A sleeve is disposed on the outer... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6583708 | Fuse cutout with integrated link break lever and fuse link ejector A fuse cutout for connection to a power source, includes a mounting having upper and lower support members extending from opposing ends of the mounting. A holder member is fixedly attached to the lower support member of the mounting and a pivot member is ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6512442 | Apparatus for assisting the manipulation of overhead mounted devices by a handling tool A fuse cutout switch (12) attached to electrical distribution equipment mounted on poles of electrical distribution systems operable with hooksticks (16) in which a connection assembly (28) detachably engages a first distal end of a fuse body (20) that is... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6462639 | Fuse cutout with dome top contact and knurled fuseholder cap A fuse cutout for connection to a power source includes a mounting having upper and lower support members extending from opposing ends of the mounting. The upper support member includes a first contact having opposing first and second end portions, with t... | 10/08/2002 |
| 5852396 | Fusible element with high surge capability A fusible element is provided that includes cooperating interfitting parts surrounded by fusible material. The cooperating interfitting parts are arranged so as to place compressive force on the fusible material in response to attempted separation of the ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5773777 | Circuit-interrepting device with handling features A circuit-interrupting device for electrical power distribution and transmission systems is provided having improved handling provisions for removal and installation with respect to conventional mountings. The handling provisions permit the circuit-interr... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5191311 | Switch for use as a vertically mounted cut out or in-line switch A switch, for an electrical transmission line, can be used as a vertically mounted cut out or as an in-line switch. The switch has an insulator, mounting bars at either end, and a first and second brackets extending from the mounting bars. Brackets are co... | 03/02/1993 |
| 4947148 | Electrical cut-off device A horizontally mounted electrical cut-out device is provided. The device includes an insulator electrically isolating a pair of terminals and a fuse assembly comprising a fuse carrier housing a fuse element removably connected between the terminals. The f... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4412202 | Electric circuit interrupting apparatus An electric circuit interrupter arranged to interrupt overload currents and having a pair of relatively movable normally closed disconnect contacts is associated with an electric circuit interrupter arranged to interrupt load currents and having a pair of... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4326184 | Electric cutout An electric cutout includes a fuseholder in which a fusible element is mounted, a conducting element pivotally mounted to the lower end of the fuseholder and having a pair of trunnions disposed within a pair of spaced jaws on which a pair of guide surface... | 04/20/1982 |
