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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7310041 | Circuit breaker The invention relates to a re-settable, single-phase, thermo/electric circuit breaker utilizing a U-shape bimetallic element of substantial resistance properties in the circuit, so that when a predetermined overload current occurs the bimetallic element self heats a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7174972 | Electrical hand-held power tool with non-contacting electrical manual control switch An electrical hand-held power tool includes a non-contacting electrical manual control switch (3) having an operating element (4) and a sensor switch (5), a pivotable carrier (6) which carries a switching element (13) and which is ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6538549 | Advanced electrical circuit breaker system and method An advanced circuit breaker system and method includes first and second terminals to electrically couple the advanced circuit breaker to an electrical circuit. A cam applies a first torque to a rotatable contact arm, having an arm contact electrically cou... | 03/25/2003 |
| 5138296 | Electric switch The present invention is an electric switch for switching individual phases of multi-phase AC electric power. The switch has at least one pair of fixed terminals with each terminal of the pair having an ear extending upward in a vertical plane. The switch... | 08/11/1992 |
| 4471338 | Thermal cycling switch A push-to-turn thermal cycling switch for regulating the wattage of a resistance type surface heating unit of a domestic cooking range of the electric type is disclosed. The duty cycle of the heating unit, and thus its heat output is regulated by the swit... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4338586 | Circuit protector having a slidable latch A circuit protector comprising a case and a rocker or handle movable between "on" and "off" positions. A spring has one leg biased against the case and the other leg biased against the rocker for biasing the rocker to the "off" position. Within the case i... | 07/06/1982 |
| 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 |
| 4157524 | Miniature circuit breaker A miniature circuit breaker comprises a housing having a bimetallic element forming a movable contact and connected to one terminal of the circuit breaker and a fixed contact juxtaposed with the movable contact. A slide carries a conductive element adapte... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4148002 | Electric switches An electric on-off switch which may optionally include a thermal trip including a bimetal strip. The switch comprises a housing having therein a stationary contact which is engageable by a movable contact carried by a contact spring. The spring is actuate... | 04/03/1979 |
| 3932830 | Push-to-turn thermal cycling switch A thermal cycling switch such as is used to control surface units on domestic cooking ranges is provided with a compression spring arrangement urging the cam controlling the switch in one direction and a shaft axially movable relative to the cam in an opp... | 01/13/1976 |
