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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7397339 | Method for ambient temperature compensating thermostat metal actuated electrical devices having a plurality of current ratings A thermally actuated device, such as an electrical circuit breaker (10) is provided with an ambient temperature compensation thermostat metal member (38) selected so that it bends when subjected to changes in temperature and compensates for ambient tem... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7372356 | Concealed adjustable temperature switch A concealed adjustable temperature switch includes a fixed plate, an adjusting block threadedly engaged with a screw hole of the fixed plate, a bimetal plate, and a metal plate. Mounted on the adjusting block are upper and lower positioning rings and a fixing ring b... | 05/13/2008 |
| 5539371 | Fuseless breaking switch A fuseless breaking switch comprises essentially a casing, an alloy blade, first, second, and the third conductive plate, a spring blade and an adjusting screw. The switching on (off) of the button allows a closed (open) circuit through the alloy blade an... | 07/23/1996 |
| 4899124 | Thermally controlled electric switch A thermally controlled electric switching arrangement with a temperature controller, having a snap-action switch actuated by a bimetallic strip and of which the dead center position is displaceable by a manually operable setting device in order to influen... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4415875 | Circuit breaker The disclosure relates to an electrical circuit breaker comprising a housing having a pair of external terminals for connection to a source of electrical current. Current responsive means is supported internally of the housing and electrically connected t... | 11/15/1983 |
| 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 |
| 4316168 | Electrical circuit breaker having a bimetal plate member of rectangular configuration An improved electrical circuit breaker which is so arranged that, by the deflection of a bimetal plate of approximately rectangular configuration having, at its opposite ends, electrical contacts contacting corresponding portions of terminal plates under ... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4262273 | Thermostatic electrical switch An electrical thermostatic switch, prior to calibration, has a flexible blade which is spring biased into contact with a thermostatic member. The end of the blade is submerged in a heat curable material. The switch is placed in an oven at a predetermined ... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4103269 | Thermostat and tip switch assembly A combination thermostat tip switch assembly in which a bimetal member carrying a double-faced contact is mounted in a stack assembly between two resilient contact leaves each carrying an electrical contact adapted to mate with the double-faced contact. T... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4023131 | Electric circuit breaker with ambient temperature compensating means Electric circuit breaker alternately providing overcurrent and/or over temperature protection by means of temperature responsive bimetal elements, whereby an increase in pressure as between electrical contacts is effected as the temperature may be increas... | 05/10/1977 |
| 3964004 | Thermostatic switch with standby contacts A combined thermostatic switch and tilt switch is disclosed which is of the stack type with slow make and break contacts. A temperature responsive element such as a bimetal actuates a set of contacts and an attitude responsive means such as a swingable pe... | 06/15/1976 |
