Electrical switching device with cover interlock
CA 1325656 C · Owner: Farley, James Richard · Inventors: Farley, James Richard; Maier, Alfred Eugene
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13-, Abstract of the Disclosure, Electrical switches and circuit breakers in which the contacts and operating mechanism are enclosed within an insulating housing by an insulating cover and which have an elongated operating handle extending through an elongated slot in the cover have an enlarged terminal portion of the operating handle which is wider than the slot to prevent removal of the cover except in positions of the handle at which the electrical contacts are open and the slot is wider than the terminal portion of the handle. Preferably this, is only the OFF position of the switch or breaker however, in circuit breakers with a notch at the trip position to expose indicia indicating the …
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- Granted December 28, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 28, 2010.
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