Patent ID: 8362380

Claim:
A current isolation contactor comprising: a first contact; a second contact linearly movable along an axis and rotationally movable around the axis between an engaged position with the first contact and a disengaged position away from the first contact; a spring operatively coupled to the second contact, the spring being operable between a compressed position and an uncompressed position such that the second contact is in the engaged position when the spring is in the biased position and such that the second contact is in the disengaged position when the spring is in the unbiased position; a retaining pin retaining the second contact in the engaged position; a drive system operatively associated with retaining pin to move the retaining pin, allowing the second contact to move to the disengaged position; and a shaft extending from the terminal along the axis, wherein the second contact is linearly and rotationally movable along the shaft.