Patent ID: 7705700

Claim:
An electromagnetic relay comprising: a relay coil, an armature, a pusher and a contact system; the armature pivotably actuated by the relay coil, and linked to a trailing end of the pusher to drive a forward edge of the pusher to operate the contact system; and the pusher further comprising: a rotary adjustment disposed in a slot of the pusher adjacent to the armature; wherein the rotation of the rotary adjustment increases or decreases a gap of the contact system to provide an over-travel adjustment of the contact system wherein the pusher further comprises a pair of bifurcated tines defining a slot for receiving an armature linkage portion and the rotary adjustment; the rotary adjustment having a head portion and a post depending from the head portion; and the post disposed within the slot and the head portion disposed against the armature linkage portion; wherein a rotation of the rotary adjustment adjusts a distance between the forward edge and the armature by a predetermined interval.