Patent ID: 7115823
Filing Date: 2006-10-03
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A switch especially suitable for connecting a load to one of two power supplies, the switch comprising: a first set of connections for connecting with a first power supply; a second set of connections for connecting with a second power supply; a first and a second set of contacts, wherein each of the contacts has a first connection block defining a first surface channel extending from a first end to a second end of the first connection block and a second connection block defining a second surface channel extending from a first end to a second end of the second connection block wherein the first surface channel and the second surface channel are aligned to define an interior channel open at the first and second ends of the first and second connection blocks, wherein the first set of contacts is electrically coupled with the first set of connections and the second set of contacts is electrically coupled with the second set of connections; a third set of connections for connecting to a load; and a set of plungers electrically coupled with the third set of connections, wherein the plungers have a first end and a second end, wherein the first ends of the plungers are configured to fit within and make electrical contact with the interior channels defined by the first set of contacts and the second ends of the plungers are configured to fit within and make electrical contact with the interior channels defined by the second set of contacts.