US 12,294,202 B2
Vacuum break switch mass
Dean Carnell Sanders, Clements, CA (US); and Elliott James Gist, Modesto, CA (US)
Assigned to Inertial Engineering and Machine Works, Inc., Stockton, CA (US)
Filed by INERTIA ENGINEERING AND MACHINE WORKS, INC., Stockton, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 28, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/929,182.
Application 18/929,182 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/441,252, filed on Feb. 14, 2024, granted, now 12,155,183.
Application 18/441,252 is a continuation of application No. 18/214,802, filed on Jun. 27, 2023, granted, now 11,942,765, issued on Jul. 25, 2023.
Application 18/214,802 is a continuation of application No. 18/093,198, filed on Jan. 4, 2023, granted, now 11,710,948, issued on Jul. 25, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0055263 A1, Feb. 13, 2025
Int. Cl. H02B 13/035 (2006.01); H01H 33/662 (2006.01); H01H 33/664 (2006.01); H01H 33/666 (2006.01); H02H 7/26 (2006.01)
CPC H02B 13/0354 (2013.01) [H01H 33/662 (2013.01); H01H 33/66207 (2013.01); H01H 33/664 (2013.01); H01H 33/666 (2013.01); H01H 33/6664 (2013.01); H02H 7/268 (2013.01); H01H 2033/6623 (2013.01); H01H 2033/6665 (2013.01); H01H 2239/05 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vacuum switch arrangement comprising:
a fixed electrical contact and a dynamic electrical contact disposed in a vacuum bottle;
a vacuum bottle linkage configured to move the dynamic electrical contact from an open orientation to a closed orientation,
the open orientation is defined by the dynamic electrical contact spaced apart from the fixed electrical contact,
the closed orientation is defined by the dynamic electrical contact touching the fixed electrical contact; and
the linkage configured to move the dynamic electrical contact from the open orientation to the closed orientation,
the linkage comprising a rotating mass that weighs more than any other moving part of the linkage.