Patent ID: 6156984
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A safety device for industrial applications comprising a housing, a bore defined at one end of the housing, a plunger positioned within said bore, an externally threaded member having an inner end engageable with said plunger for determining the force required for movement of the plunger within the bore, a chamber defined by said housing adjacent to and in communication with said bore, a switch positioned within said chamber, means associated with said switch adapted to extend into said bore for engagement with one end of said plunger when said plunger is in a first position, wherein the plunger is in operating engagement with said means associated with said switch, and means connected to said plunger for applying force thereto and causing movement thereof out of said first position, such movement of said plunger moving the switch from an open to a closed position or from a closed to an open position.