Patent ID: 6483418
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: A61F,H01H

Abstract:
A thermostatic switch comprising an electrically conductive can having a bottom wall and an upstanding side wall forming an open ended, generally parallelepiped shaped cavity therein, a creep acting thermostatic member having a generally J-shaped configuration formed with a short leg fixedly attached to the side wall and a long leg extending across the cavity, the long leg having a free distal end, a movable electrical contact mounted on the long leg adjacent to the free distal end thereof, a lid received on the upstanding wall closing the cavity, a stationary electrical contact mounted on the lid electrically isolated from the can, first and second terminals electrically connected to the can and the stationary electrical contact respectively, the movable electrical contact being movable into and out of electrical engagement with the stationary electrical contact.