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Current limiting contactor

CA 1108680 A · Owner: Westinghouse Electric Corporation · Inventors: Grunert, Kurt A.; Bratkowski, Walter V.

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46,666, CURRENT LIMITING CONTACTOR, ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A current limiting contactor characterized by stationary and movable contacts, an elongated conductor supporting the movable contact, the conductor being fixedly mounted at a position spaced from the movable contact the conductor, having a looped portion including a pair of overlapping segments for conducting current in opposite directions of each other, the movable contact engaging the stationary contact when conducting a current up to a predetermined current value, and the conductor being comprised of a flexible material and the overlapping portions being separable to move the movable contact away from the stationary contact …

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  • Granted September 8, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 8, 1998.
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FiledJune 20, 1978
GrantedSeptember 8, 1981
Term endedSeptember 8, 1998
Patent numberCA 1108680 A
Classification (IPC)H01H1/00 +1 more

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedJune 20, 1978Patent grantedSep 8, 1981Term endedSep 8, 1998

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