US 11,955,296 B2
Electrical switch contact sets
Robert L. LaFountain, Scottsburg, IN (US); and Michael John Simmons, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., Louisville, KY (US)
Filed by GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., Louisville, KY (US)
Filed on Jul. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/859,831.
Application 17/859,831 is a continuation of application No. 16/548,424, filed on Aug. 22, 2019, granted, now 11,417,475.
Prior Publication US 2022/0344109 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. H01H 1/20 (2006.01); H01H 11/04 (2006.01); H01H 36/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01H 1/2041 (2013.01) [H01H 11/04 (2013.01); H01H 36/00 (2013.01); H01H 2225/008 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a plunger having a movable platform with first and second contacts, the first and second contacts electrically coupled via the movable platform, the plunger to move along a linear motion path;
a stationary portion having third and fourth contacts, wherein the movable platform is movable to bring the first and second contacts in contact with the third and fourth contacts, respectively, to complete a current path of an electrical circuit associated with the first, second, third and fourth contacts; and
fifth and sixth contacts of the movable platform to be brought into contact with seventh and eighth contacts, respectively, of the stationary portion when the first and second contacts are moved away from the third and fourth contacts due to movement of the plunger along the linear motion path.