Patent ID: 9373453
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: H01H

Claim Text:
1. A switch comprising: first and second terminals to connect a source of power to a load; a shaft rotatable about a central axis and moveable longitudinally along the central axis, the shaft having a wing extending out orthogonally from the central axis; a contact plate to physically and electrically connect the first and second terminals when the shaft is moved longitudinally along the central axis; a disengagement ramp to contact the wing when the shaft is rotated about the central axis, the disengagement ramp to force the shaft to move longitudinally along the central axis as the shaft is rotated to move the contact plate away from the first and second terminals; a contact housing, the shaft disposed in the contact housing; a terminal housing, the first and second terminals disposed in the terminal housing, the terminal housing and the contact housing mateable together to enclose the contact plate and the disengagement ramp; an engagement ramp to contact the wing when the shaft is rotated about the central axis, the engagement ramp to force the shaft to move longitudinally along the central axis as the shaft is rotated to move the contact plate towards the first and second terminals; wherein the wing is a first wing, the disengagement ramp is a first disengagement ramp, and the engagement ramp is a first engagement ramp, the switch further comprising: a second wing extending out from the shaft orthogonal to the central axis; a second engagement ramp to contact the second wing when the shaft is rotated about the central axis, the engagement ramp to force the shaft to move longitudinally along the central axis as the shaft is rotated to move the contact plate towards the first and second terminals; and a second disengagement ramp to contact the second wing when the shaft is rotated about the central axis, the disengagement ramp to force the shaft to move longitudinally along the central axis as the shaft is rotated to move the contact plate away from the first and second terminals.