US 11,990,297 B2
System and method for providing indication of a closed switch
David Rhein, Saint Jacob, IL (US); and Angelo Rizzo, Ontario (CA)
Assigned to Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US)
Filed by Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US)
Filed on Mar. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/694,492.
Application 17/694,492 is a continuation of application No. 16/105,468, filed on Aug. 20, 2018, granted, now 11,367,584.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/551,879, filed on Aug. 30, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/548,027, filed on Aug. 21, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0270836 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01H 31/02 (2006.01); H01H 9/16 (2006.01)
CPC H01H 31/02 (2013.01) [H01H 9/16 (2013.01); H01H 31/023 (2013.01); H01H 31/026 (2013.01); H01H 2239/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A switch comprising:
a blade pivotable between an open position and a closed position;
an electrical terminal configured to receive the blade when the blade reaches the closed blade position;
a sensor disposed within on the electrical terminal, the sensor configured to sense a position of the blade,
and output a first signal corresponding to the position;
a communicator disposed on the electrical terminal and spaced apart from the sensor, the communicator configured to
receive the first signal corresponding to the position, and
output a second signal corresponding to the position; and
a collector having a controller and an input/output (I/O) module, the collector configured to
receive the second signal corresponding to the position, and
output information indicative of the position;
wherein the information indicative of the position is received via an external device located remotely from the sensor, the communicator, and the collector.