Patent ID: 6396369
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
The electrical contactor comprising:a moveable support within a housing positionable in an open position and a closed position, said movable support comprises a pivotably supported rotor that rotates on a first axis with respect to said housing, said rotor rotates in a first direction about said first axis when moving from said open position to said closed position; a contract arm rotatably supported by said moveable support, said contact arm and said moveable support pivot with respect to each other about a second axis, said first axis and said second axis not being coincident; a first contact on said contact arm; a second contact supported in said housing, wherein when said movable support is in a said open position, said first and second contacts are not in contact with each other, and when said movable support is in said closed position, said first and second contacts are in contact with each other; and wherein as said movable support rotates to said closed position, said movable support first causes said second and first contacts to touch, then causes said first contact and said second contact to slide against each other.