US3327262A
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Assignee: Cutler Hammer Inc
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Filing: 1966-02-17
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Granted: 1967-06-20
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Expires: 1986-02-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James A Bongard
- 👤 Merle R Swinehart
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 18:22
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H51/00; H01H51/28; H01H51/287; H01H51/282; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S65/00; Y10S65/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
IN A SEALED SWITCH FOR OPERATION BY AN EXTERNALLY APPLIED MAGNETIC FIELD, IN COMBINATION, A TUBULAR ENVELOPE FORMED OF NON-MAGNETIC MATERIAL, TERMINALS EXTENDING THROUGH THE ENDS OF SAID ENVELOPE AND BEING HERMETICALLY SEALED TO AND SUPPORTED BY THE LATTER, EACH OF SAID TERMINALS HAVING A PORTION THEREOF INTERIORALLY OF SAID ENVELOPE FORMED OF MAGNETIC MATERIAL, AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT FORMED OF A GOOD ELECTRICAL CONDUCTING MATERIAL SECURED TO SAID PORTION OF SAID ONE OF SAID TERMINALS, A THIN, FLEXIBLE SPRING MEMBER FORMED OF GOOD ELECTRICAL CONDUCTING MATERIAL CONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAID PORTION OF THE OTHER OF SAID TERMINALS, AND AN ELONGATED FLAT MEMBER FORMED OF MAGNETIC MATERIAL WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL AND CONTIGUOUS WITH SAID SPRING MEMBER OVER A MAJOR PORTION OF THE LENGTH OF THE LATTER, SAID ELONGATED FLAT MEMBER BEING CONNECTED AT A SINGLE POINT TO SAID SPRING MEMBER AND ONE END THEREOF OVERLYING SAID PORTION OF SAID ONE OF SAID TERMINALS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
IN A SEALED SWITCH FOR OPERATION BY AN EXTERNALLY APPLIED MAGNETIC FIELD, IN COMBINATION, A TUBULAR ENVELOPE FORMED OF NON-MAGNETIC MATERIAL, TERMINALS EXTENDING THROUGH THE ENDS OF SAID ENVELOPE AND BEING HERMETICALLY SEALED TO AND SUPPORTED BY THE LATTER, EACH OF SAID TERMINALS HAVING A PORTION THEREOF INTERIORALLY OF SAID ENVELOPE FORMED OF MAGNETIC MATERIAL, AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT FORMED OF A GOOD ELECTRICAL CONDUCTING MATERIAL SECURED TO SAID PORTION OF SAID ONE OF SAID TERMINALS, A THIN, FLEXIBLE SPRING MEMBER FORMED OF GOOD ELECTRICAL CONDUCTING MATERIAL CONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAID PORTION OF THE OTHER OF SAID TERMINALS, AND AN ELONGATED FLAT MEMBER FORMED OF MAGNETIC MATERIAL WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL AND CONTIGUOUS WITH SAID SPRING MEMBER OVER A MAJOR PORTION OF THE LENGTH OF THE LATTER, SAID ELONGATED FLAT MEMBER BEING CONNECTED AT A SINGLE POINT TO SAID SPRING MEMBER AND ONE END THEREOF OVERLYING SAID PORTION OF SAID ONE OF SAID TERMINALS.
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