Terminal mounting means for thermally actuated switches
OwnerJohn C. Taylorinventor
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Abstract
An electric switch comprising an insulative body, a pair of electrical terminals mounted on flat portions of one side of the body member, the terminals having ear portions crimped about portions of the body to mount the terminals to the body while providing some resilience in the mounting. One terminal mounts a stationary switch contact and the other terminal mounts a thermally responsive bimetallic snap-acting actuator carrying a movable switch contact.
Claims8
An electrical switch comprising an electrically insulative body member including flat portions on one side thereof, a pair of electrical terminals each having a pair of ears extending from one side of the terminals and integral with the terminals, said ears being crimped about the portions of the body member to resiliently secure the terminals to the body member, one of the terminals providing a stationary contact, the other terminal having an actuator mounted thereon, the actuator comprising a member of flexible bimetallic material having a tongue free at one end, the tongue being integral with and surrounded by a peripheral portion, the actuator being deformed to provide for movement of the actuator in response to changes in temperature, the actuator providing a movable electrical contact which makes electrical connection with the stationary contact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.