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US 12,071,799 B2Granted
Safety contact strip
AssigneeASO GmbH Antriebs-und Steuerungstechnik
InventorsHelmut Friedrich, Nick Klause
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Abstract
A co-extruded safety contact strip includes at least one contact or switching chamber situated in a section or profile and containing contactor or switching strips. One end of the base of the section is pivotally connected to a first side part and the other end of the base can be form-lockingly locked onto a second side piece. A method for securing the safety contact strip is also provided.
Claims11
A co-extruded safety contact strip, comprising:
- a co-extruded section, said co-extruded section including a planar base having two ends, and said co-extruded section including first and second side parts;
- one of said ends of said base having a hinged pivoting area formed by a notch in said first side part, causing said one of said ends to be pivotably connected to said first side part and permitting said base to be pivoted between an open condition and a closed condition, and another of said ends of said base being configured to be form-lockingly engaged to said second side part;
- said base configured to be attached in said open condition to a closing edge and moved to said closed condition by pivoting said co-extruded section;
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- at least one permanently-closed contact chamber disposed inside said section, said at least one permanently-closed contact chamber having contactor strips disposed in said at least one permanently-closed contact chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.