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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8026785 | Switching device A switching device has an input terminal and an output terminal for connection to electrical conductors, and two switching contacts which, when closed, close a current path between the input terminal and the output terminal. An overcurrent trigger device which inclu... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7782170 | Low consumption and low actuation voltage microswitch A microswitch comprises a deformable membrane including two substantially parallel flexure arms, attached to a substrate via at least one end thereof and comprising thermal actuating means. An elongated contact arm, substantially parallel with the flexure arms, is a... | 08/24/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7292129 | Protection device for switches 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 a bottom of the body. A bi-metallic plate has a first end fixed to the first terminal and inc... | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7253375 | Components of thermostatic units and laser welding method for producing the components A method for joining components of thermostatic systems and thermal relays for low-voltage circuit breakers, the components being constituted by at least one bimetallic element constituted by a lamina with a first face and a second face and at least one connection e... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7135954 | Circuit breaker for electric coupling device An electric coupling device includes a housing having a front socket opening and a rear chamber formed by two side wall. Two prongs are disposed in the socket opening of the housing and each has a free end extended out of the housing, and two conductor terminals are... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7112362 | Thermally movable plastic devices and toys In accordance with the invention, thin bodies of plastic, such as sheets or strands, with substantially different thermal coefficients of expansion are laminated together to make plastic bodies which move in response to heat. The movable plastic bodies can be secure... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7109840 | Protector for electrical apparatus A protector (10) particularly useful for wye-connected three phase electrical motors has a header (12) mounting first and second terminal pins (14) to which L-shaped pin heaters (16) are mounted along with stationary electrical contacts (... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7079002 | Safety switch A switch device includes a body with a switch member 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... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7026907 | Thermal protector A thermal protector includes a partition wall which encloses an arrangement portion of a movable contact and a fixed contact from three sides. The partition wall is adjacent the contacts in a range that does not inhibit the opening/closing operations of the contacts... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6995647 | Low current electric motor protector A low current motor protector (10, 10′) has an oblong metal housing (12) defining a switch chamber and formed with an open end. The housing has opposing flange portions extending transversely from the open end. Spaced apart lid portions (18... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6741157 | Electrical switch with circuit breaker An electric switch having a circuit breaker includes a manually operable actuator that moves one contact between a first and a second position. A bimetal member moves another contact between a first and a second position in response to an electric current above a gi... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6664885 | Thermally activated latch A device is described for latching an actuator to a substrate where the substrate includes a thermally activated material located on the substrate and a heater capable of heating the thermally activated material until it softens. The actuator includes a c... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6636141 | Controllable electronic switch A controllable electronic switch for, e.g., controlling power distribution comprises a bimetal member anchored at one end and in controllable contact with an electrical conductor at the other end. An incoming power wire is connected to the bimetal member ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6525640 | Resistive thermostat for electrical motors protection A resistive thermostat for Motors protection against electrical overcurrents and overtemperature, having a rectangular prismatic body, with a front side cover, and a back side face being provided with a corner lowering having a spherical sector shape, as ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6512441 | Push-button switch of overload protection (II) A push-button switch with overload protection is disclosed. The switch comprises a housing, a conducting unit, and an actuating unit. The conducting unit comprises several terminals, a normal-open first conducting leaf and a thermally deflecting bimetal s... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6498559 | Creepless snap acting bimetallic switch having step adjacent its bimetallic element A bimetallic switch comprising a bimetallic element having an outer edge and being adapted to snap between an open mode and a closed mode; a movable contact disposed on the bimetallic element; a first terminal in electrically conductively coupled to the m... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6496095 | Switch with an override interruption structure A push button switch includes a box with a button movably inserted in the box and an oscillation member is pivotally connected to a terminal plate. A bimetal plate is connected to the other terminal plate. A curved spring is connected to the oscillation m... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6445273 | Overload-protection push-button switch with automatic resetting mechanism An overload-protection push-button switch with automatic resetting mechanism is disclosed. The switch is characterized in that a pressing stem actuates a conducting leaf via an enabled rocking lever, and that a wrecking bar is provided to dislocate the po... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6377159 | Push button circuit breaker switch A circuit breaker switch essentially comprising a push button switch, an alloy metal having one end connected to a contact of a circuit of the switch and the other end being mounted to the circuit of the switch. If the current to the switch does not excee... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6377158 | Push button current cut-off safety switch A push button current cut-off safety switch comprising a housing having an opening; a push button mounted within the housing and being fitted to said opening; a push rod being mounted below said push button and including a triangular passage and an insula... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6353380 | Power switch device A power switch device includes a switch body with a switch contact device pivotally connected to a switch cover body. An alloy piece is connected to one of two contact terminals and a second contact joint to which the other contact terminal disengagably c... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6335674 | Circuit breaker with a push button A circuit breaker with a push button includes an electrical breaker having a casing having an opening defined therein with a hole defined in each side near the opening. A first prong and a second prong each attached to and extending through the casing. An... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6307460 | Power switch device A power switch device includes a switch box with a button pivotally connected thereto which is pivotally connected to an actuating member. An engaging member is movably connected to the actuating member and removably engaged with a block. A head connected... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6275134 | Safety switch with a rocker type actuator and trip-off contact A safety switch. The switch includes a housing configured to hold a pivoted lever at the top and three metal contact plates at the bottom. A movable member pivots on the intermediate metal contact plate. A bimetal element with a fixed end is connected to ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6275133 | Switch structure A switch structure comprises a control element, which comprises an alloy piece and a swinging device. The swinging device has an actuating element used to actuate the swinging device when the actuating element is pushed. When the alloy piece is overheated... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6252489 | Switch structure A switch structure which includes an alloy piece, a contact control device, and a push device is disclosed. The contact control device includes an elastic part and connects to an end part so that the end part may reciprocally move with respect to the cont... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6249209 | Switch structure having a current overloading protection mechanism A switch structure comprises a switch case, a switch, a contact reed, a control element, a swinging device, and an alloy piece. The swinging device is assembled with the control element. The switch is coupled with the contact reed. When the alloy piece is... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6236299 | Auto tripping key switch This invention is related to an auto tripping key switch, comprising a switch housing being formed with at least one guide groove and one slideway at an inner side thereof; a first contact plate and a second contact plate that are fastened to the switch h... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6154116 | Thermal circuit breaker switch The thermal circuit breaker and switch has fixed and movable contacts, and non-conductive contact and trip actuators. The movable contact is provided on the free end of a lever arm that normally biases the movable contact toward its open position. The con... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6130596 | Auto tripping multi-state key switch This invention is related to an auto tripping multi-state key switch, comprising a switch housing being formed with at least one guide groove and one slideway at an inner side thereof; a first contact strip and a second contact strip both fastened to the ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6121868 | Electric switch device which can prevent damage to it and devices connected to it The present invention provides an electric device comprising two electric terminals, a button mechanism having a push button that can depressed to toggle between "on" and "off" statuses, and a conductive reed that conducts electric current between the two... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6094126 | Thermal circuit breaker switch The thermal circuit breaker and switch has fixed and movable contacts, and non-conductive contact and trip actuators. The movable contact is provided on the free end of a lever arm that normally biases the movable contact toward its open position. The con... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6072381 | Small-sized simple switch for protecting circuit A small-sized simple switch for circuit protection of the present invention is simple in structure and easy to operate, and can be readily switched for safety protection of circuits. An alloy plate of the present invention is highly resilient. When in ove... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5933068 | Protective apparatus for an electrical installation having temperature-sensitive disconnection means A protective apparatus for an electrical installation, includes a device for connecting the protective apparatus to an electrical installation in parallel intermediate phase and zero and under no current and temperature-sensitive disconnection element for... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5835001 | Temperature-dependent switch having a movable contact carrying a heating resistor A temperature-dependent switch comprises a temperature-dependent switching mechanism having an electrically conductive spring element carrying a movable contact element. A first counter-contact is provided that coacts with said movable contact element to ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5828284 | Circuit overload protective device A circuit overload protective device includes a body having a button pivotally disposed thereto and a bimetallic strip disposed thereto which has a first contact point disengagably contacting a second contact point on the body. A first member and a second... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5173639 | Thermal switch assembly for electric lamps A thermal switch assembly for use in electric lamps includes a bimetal element and a resilient conductor such as a tungsten wire. The conductor is mounted at an angle in the range of about 30° to 45° with respect to the plane of movement of the bimetal ... | 12/22/1992 |
