Patent ID: 7990239

Claim:
An electrical contactor comprising: a fixed contact having a center leg extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, wherein the second end of the fixed contact includes a first arm and a second arm each extending in opposite directions from the center leg; a movable contact having a first blade and a second blade, wherein the movable contact is positioned such that the first blade is located between the first arm and the center leg of the fixed contact and the second blade is located between the second arm and the center leg of the fixed contact; and an actuating arrangement positioned to engage both the first and second blades of the movable contact, wherein the actuating arrangement is movable between a closed position in which the actuating arrangement forces the first blade into contact with the first arm and simultaneously forces the second blade into contact with the second arm and an open position in which the actuating arrangement forces the separation of the first blade and the first arm and forces the separation between the second blade and the second arm.