Patent ID: 8212638

Claim:
An electrical contactor comprising: a frame; a stationary contact portion including at least one electrical contact member; a moveable contact portion selectively shiftable relative to the stationary contact portion, the moveable contact portion including at least one electrical contact element; a moveable core member mounted to the moveable contact portion, the moveable core member including a first moveable core planar surface and a second movable core planar surface, the second moveable core planar surface being angled relative to the first moveable core planar surface; and a stationary core member mounted to the frame, the stationary core member including a pole arm having a first stationary core planar surface and a second stationary core planar surface, the second stationary core planar surface being angled relative to the first stationary core planar surface, the at least one contact member being mounted to one of the first and second stationary core planar surfaces, where in response to a magnetic field traversing a path defined by the stationary core member and the moveable core member, the first stationary core planar surface is magnetically biased to mate with the first moveable core planar surface and the second stationary core planar surface is magnetically biased to mate with the second moveable core planar surface to bring into contact the at least one electrical contact member and at least one electrical contact element.