Patent ID: 8471166

Claim:
A double break vacuum interrupter comprising: a vacuum enclosure having a first end and a second end, said second end is opposite to said first end; a first contact system includes a moving contact and a stationary contact, said stationary contact is retained inside said vacuum enclosure at substantially said first end thereof; and a second contact system includes a moving contact rod, a floating contact rod and a biasing means, said floating contact rod having a first rod end and a second rod end, said second rod end is opposite to said first rod end, said floating contact rod is slidably retained at said second end of said vacuum enclosure, said biasing means is retained on said second end of said vacuum enclosure, substantially said first rod end of said floating contact rod is retained by said biasing means, said second rod end of said floating contact rod is biased toward said first end of said vacuum enclosure, said moving contact is retained on said moving contact rod, wherein said first and second contact systems close at substantially the same time.