Patent ID: 6538206
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
An insulator assembly, comprising:a base; a first switch assembly connected to said base and having a first switch blade movable between open and closed positions; a second switch assembly connected to said base and having a second switch blade movable between open and closed positions; a bypass switch assembly connected to said base and having a bypass switch blade movable between open and closed positions, said bypass switch assembly being electrically parallel to a series connection of said first and second switch assemblies and including a first conductor electrically connected to said bypass switch blade when said bypass switch blade is in the closed position, a support member connected to said first conductor and having an opening, and a second conductor electrically connected to said first switch blade when said first switch blade is in the closed position; and a spacer disposed in said support member opening to transfer electric current from said first conductor to said second conductor, said spacer having a first surface in electrical contact with said first conductor and having a second surface in electrical contact with said second conductor.