Patent · US Expired

Line terminal and arc stack for a circuit breaker

US4975553A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 22, 1989
Grant dateDec 4, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 22, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2001/5861
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit breaker line terminal includes a uniform width, flat, sheet metal body having end portions for coupling to a line conductor and an arc runner, respectively. An integral tongue has an end forming a return loop spaced from the body and includes a lanced out portion that carries a contact. The contact may be supported through the opening formed by lancing the body.

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