Patent ID: 7884298
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A switch for a switchgear assembly, comprising: a first connection having a first pin with a given cross-sectional dimension; a second connection having a second pin with a given cross-sectional dimension disposed in axial extension of said first pin, adjacent thereto, spaced apart therefrom, and axially aligned therewith; a sleeve formed with an opening having an opening dimension greater than said given cross-sectional dimension of said first pin and of said second pin, said sleeve being disposed axially displaceable on said first pin and partially on said second pin; at least one first contact element disposed between a surface of said first pin and an inner surface of said sleeve; at least one second contact element disposed and configured to be located between a surface of said second pin and the inner surface of said sleeve, when said sleeve is partially displaced onto said second pin; a third connection formed with an opening having an opening dimension greater than an outer dimension of said sleeve and disposed to enable said sleeve to be displaceable between said first pin and said third connection; and at least one third contact element disposed and configured to be located between an inner surface of said third connection and an outer surface of said sleeve, when said sleeve has been displaced between said first pin and said third connection.