Switchable load coil case
AssigneeCharles Industries, Ltd.
InventorsJoseph T. Charles, Steven D. Evans, Steven P. Moehling, Ronald Washburn, Eduardo Leon, Walter Hardwood, Gerald A. Greco
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Abstract
A switchable load coil case is provided having a switch assembly connected to the load coil and incoming and outgoing wire pair. The switch assembly has an actuator movable between loaded and bypass positions wherein the switch assembly connects the load coil in series with the incoming and outgoing wire pair when the actuator is in the loaded position and connects the incoming and outgoing wire pair while bypassing the load coil when the actuator is in the bypass position.
Claims19
A switchable load coil case comprising:
- a housing for covering a load coil;
- the housing having an opening for receiving front and back panels;
- the load coil associated with an incoming and outgoing wire pair;
- an actuator movable between loaded and bypass positions comprising a head and a contact assembly connected to the load coil and incoming and outgoing wire pairs, wherein the contact assembly connects the load coil in series with the incoming and outgoing wire pairs when the actuator is in the loaded position and connects the incoming and outgoing wire pairs while bypassing the load coil when the actuator is in the bypass position;
- and wherein the contact assembly of the actuator is disposed between the front panel and the back panel and communicates with the head of the actuator through the front panel.
A switch assembly for use in a load coil case, the load coil case having a housing for covering a plurality of incoming and outgoing wire pairs, and a load coil associated with each incoming and outgoing wire pair, the switch assembly comprising a front panel, a back panel, and a terminal housing associated with each load coil and having a plurality of contacts for forming an electrical connection to the load coil and incoming and outgoing wire pairs, and an actuator selectively movable between loaded and unloaded positions and having a head and a contact assembly for forming an electrical connection with the terminal contacts, wherein the contact assembly connects the load coil in series with the incoming and outgoing wire pairs when the actuator is in the loaded position and the contact assembly connects the incoming and outgoing wire pairs while bypassing the load coil when the actuator is in the bypass position, and wherein the contact assembly is disposed between the front panel and the back panel and communicates with the head of the actuator through the front panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.