Thermostatic electric switch
AssigneeTherm-O-Disc, Incorporated
InventorsDonald E. Place, Ronald L. Holden
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Abstract
An electric switch, particularly a thermostatic switch, includes contacts connected to at least three terminal members having connector terminals aligned along a common axis.
Claims18
An electrical device including a housing having a longitudinal axis, at least three different terminal members, means for mounting said terminal members in said housing at different mounting locations all of which are spaced both axially and circumferentially from one another, and said terminal members having connector terminals projecting from said housing and aligned along a common axis extending substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, a pair of switches each having a pair of contacts, one of said pair of contacts being connected with one pair of said terminal members, and the other of said pair of contacts being connected with another pair of said terminal members.
In a thermostat having a generally hollow cylindrical housing containing a pair of switches each having a pair of contacts and a terminal member connected with each contact, each said terminal member having a connector terminal projecting externally of said housing, said connector terminals being aligned along a common axis, each said terminal member being directly connected with its respective switch contacts, each said pair of contacts in each of said switches having open and closed positions, and thermal responsive means for moving said contacts between said positions.
A thermostat including a pair of switches, each switch having a pair of contacts, a terminal member attached to each said contact, each said terminal member having a connector terminal, all of said connector terminals being aligned along a common axis, said switches being spaced-apart in aligned relationship in a direction substantially perpendicular to said common axis, each said pair of contacts in each of said switches having open and closed positions, and thermal responsive means for moving said contacts between said positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.