Patent ID: 9552941
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: H01H

Claim:
1. An electrical contact for a vacuum switching apparatus, said vacuum switching apparatus comprising a second electrical contact, said electrical contact comprising: a body having a center point and a periphery, said body comprising: wherein, at least one arc spinning portion of said plurality of arc spinning portions narrows from a corresponding pair of adjacent arcing surfaces of said body to an interior thereof in a second direction opposite the first direction; wherein said plurality of arcing surfaces comprises a first arcing surface and a second arcing surface adjacent said first arcing surface; wherein said at least one arc spinning portion generally separates said first arcing surface from said second arcing surface, wherein said at least one arc spinning portion comprises a first interior surface and a second interior surface; wherein said first interior surface extends from said first arcing surface in the second direction; wherein said second interior surface is spaced from said first arcing surface and said second arcing surface; and wherein said second interior surface extends from said first interior surface and is disposed generally perpendicular with respect thereto.