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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7928825 | Safety plug A safety plug, comprising: a housing a first metal blade a second metal blade a conducting device a bimetallic strip an isolating-equipment an elastomer a cover and an isolator, wherein all of its apparatus are all well-located even after encountering overloa... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7336149 | Circuit breaker having a bimetallic snap-action disk A circuit breaker includes a bimetallic snap-action disk fixed to a bimetallic connection disposed in the vicinity of a fixed contact connection inside a coverable housing. The bimetallic disk has a contact end with a contact superposed with a fixed contact of the f... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7324876 | System for remotely controlling energy distribution at local sites A power management system and associated method includes provision of local wireless energy control units at remote sites for controlling power delivery to customer loads, and a central station with a wireless transmitter for broadcasting commands to the wireless en... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7265652 | Controllable electronic switch A controllable electronic switch for, e.g., controlling power distribution comprises a deformable member such as a bimetal arm that can be deformed to break an electrical path. The deformable member may be anchored at one end and in controllable contact with an elec... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259343 | Safety switch A safety switch has a casing, a first circuit prong, a second circuit prong, a switch contact, a rocker, an arm and a latch. The first and second circuit prongs are mounted in and extend through the casing. The switch contact bends upward when temperature of the swi... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7230516 | Circuit breaker A circuit breaker includes a body having a neck member integrally connected thereto. A flange extends from an inner periphery of the neck member and a recess is defined in an inner periphery of the flange. Two terminals are connected to the body and a bi-metallic pl... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7148784 | Safety switch device A safety switch device includes a case with a switch pivotally engaged with an open top of the case and a ramp defined in an inside of the case. Two terminals are extended from the bottom of the case and a bimetallic plate having a first end fixed to one of the term... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7026906 | Circuit breaker A circuit breaker has a housing in which two conductive plates, a bimetallic strip and a swing plate with a U-shaped notch are retained, wherein a switch is mounted at the top of the housing. Each conductive plate has an end protruding from a bottom of the body. The... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7005957 | Mechanism for trip-free of the bimetallic plate of a safety switch device A switch device includes a case with a switch member pivotally engaged with the open top of the case. Two terminals extend from a bottom of the case and a bimetallic plate has a first end fixed to one of the terminals. A distal end of the bimetallic plate is located... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6976866 | Junction block assembly A connector junction block of flat thin design is adapted for connection with one or more insulated electrical conductors, and includes base and cover members that cooperate to define a chamber, and an operating member that is mounted in the chamber for movement bet... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6747225 | Safety switch A safety switch includes a base having two terminals connected thereto and each terminal has a first contact point and a bimetallic plate is movably received in the base and has two second contact points which are located above the two first contact points. The two ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6714116 | Circuit breaker switch A circuit breaker switch is disclosed, including a rocker, an actuator, and a dielectric separator element. The rocker is positionable between a first on position and a second off position. The actuator element is coupled to the rocker such that it causes a first el... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6697246 | Overload protector structure of extension cord receptacle The present invention relates to an overload protector structure of an extension cord receptacle that mainly comprised a fire wire conducting plate of a switching unit (or a receptacle unit) connected with an overload protector in the extension cord recep... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6563414 | Switch having a bimetal plate with two legs A switch device includes a switch case having a passage in a top thereof so as to receive a button therein. A non-conductive plate extends laterally from the button. A first terminal plate and a second terminal plate respectively extend from the casing. A... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6552643 | Structure of a depress-type safety switch An improved structure of a depress-type safety switch comprising a main body, press button, actuating block, the top section of the main body being opened to accommodate the press button and the actuating block, and the bottom panel being provided with a ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6483416 | Overload protection device of a press type switch The present invention relates to an overload protection device of a press type switch in which the switch main body has slide grooves within the bouncing range of the free end of the conductive strip. The shape of the slide grooves is formed by a pluralit... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6448880 | Overload-protection push-button switch with retractable actuating mechanism An overload-protection push-button switch with retractable mechanism is disclosed. The switch is characterized in that a retractable rocker actuator is used to actuate or release a conducting leaf. The rocker actuator comprises a main body and a sub-body.... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6445275 | Overload-protection push-button switch with automatic resetting mechanism of pull-push type An overload-protection push-button switch with automatic resetting mechanism of pull-push type is disclosed. The switch is characterized in that a pull-push rod and a floating rocker are used to transmit a force on a pressing stem to a conducting leaf. Mo... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6400250 | Safety switch The present invention relates to a safety switch for protecting circuit having a change-over push-pull rod between a button shade and a conductive strip. The top end of the push-pull rod is pivotally connected to the button shade while the bottom end ther... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6252490 | Safety plug and switch device A switch device has a conventional fuseless breaker device, a first conductive blade, a second conductive blade, a fixed plate, and a movable plate. The breaker device has a metal bar having two expansion coefficients, an insulator plate, a safety button,... | 06/26/2001 |
| 5892426 | Safety switch with security structure A titterboard type switch with security structure, wherein a relay unit is disposed between two terminal legs connected with power wires and an electrothermal conductor is connected between the relay unit and one of the terminal legs, whereby when powered... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5786742 | Push button switch with override interruption structure A push button switch with override interruption structure, including a push button, a switch box, a front cover, a base, a support rod, an electric contact and an override interruption structure. The support rod is disposed under the bottom of the push bu... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5783986 | Plug with security device having bimetal and restoring button A plug with security device, including a housing, several conductive insertion plates adapted to be inserted into a power socket, conductive wires connected to an electric appliance and a security device. The insertion plates are connected with the conduc... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5760672 | Safety switch built-in with protecting circuit A safety switch built-in with protecting circuit is provided. The safety switch includes a housing having a button shade pivotally mounted thereof. Three pairs of conductive plates is provided and one of the conductive plates is provided with a first plat... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5742219 | Switchable circuit breaker A switchable circuit breaker having a housing, stationary and moveable contacts, a switching member for actuating the contacts to assume a first condition in which the contacts are open and a second condition in which the contacts are closed, and a breake... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5694106 | Safety switch with overload protection circuit An improved safety switch with overload protection circuit includes a housing having a lamp cover and three connecting plates disposed in a receptacle. One connecting plate is provided with a bi-metal plate having a platinum contact, and one is provided w... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5541569 | Switch having a circuit breaker A switch having a circuit breaker comprising a housing into which an electric current is permitted to enter via a first wire connecting piece before arriving at a neon lamp via a movable piece, a fixation piece, a press tip and a spring. The press tip and... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5526225 | Receptacle with lamp switch and breaker means A receptacle including a casing to hold a positive contact metal plate, a negative contact metal plate, which is connected to the negative terminal of power supply, and a ground plate, a T-shaped copper plate mounted inside the casing and connected to the... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5513063 | Combined electrical plug and circuit breaker A combined electrical plug and circuit breaker that interrupts current when excessive current flows. A housing receives a body portion with extending blades. A bi-metallic strip opens silver contacts when an overload occurs. A rod member can reset the con... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5453725 | Overcurrent breaker switch An overcurrent breaker switch includes an upper housing including a lever block with a push rod and a lower housing engaged with the upper housing. First and second blades are mounted to the lower housing, the second blade having a dual metal plate mounte... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5264817 | Thermal circuit protective device In a single housing that looks like a standard rocker switch a thermally responsive movable contact element is mechanically opened by the rocker in a "switch" mode, or opened in response to an overcurrent condition in a circuit protection mode. Both condi... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5248954 | Circuit protecting device A circuit protecting device somprises mainly a housing, an insulation piece, a bimetallic blade, a spring and a press button. The housing has a cover and a main body provided with two partition blocks forming a spring slot and a press button slot communic... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5157369 | Circuit breaker switch A thermally and manually operable circuit breaker switch has a housing and first and second conductive plates mounted in the housing. This first plate has a first contact. A cantilevered bimetallic blade is mounted on the second plate and has a free end a... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5089799 | Thermal switch/breaker An electric rocker switch has a thermally responsive movable contact element that is mechanically closed against the fixed contact, but moves by bimetallic thermal action to open when an overcurrent condition exists. A trip flag also moves between the ope... | 02/18/1992 |
