US876809A - Electric switch or cut-out. - Google Patents

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No. 876,809. PATENTED JAN. 14, 1908.

. I. KITSEE. ELECTRIC SWITCH OR GUT-OUT.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 14, 1905.

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IsIDoR KITSEE, OFPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.-

- Patented Jan. 14,;1908.

Applieatim-iled emetic i906. steam. 282.816.

To all'whom'it concern:

tain new and useful Improvements in Elec tric Switches or Out-Outs, of which. the following is a specification.-

My invention relates to an improvement inelectric switches or cut-outs and has more special reference to such devices where heavy currents are used, no matter if these currents areRupi directive or not. eerri tothe drawing: Fi his a side elevation of the device, emlding my invention, partially in'sec'tio-n. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device embodyingmy IDVGiltlOH.

. A is a rece tacle made of a non-conducting materiahsuc for instance as glass, porcelain, or WhfiiilS preferred, of wood, .put. together Without the aid of metallic, contrivances,

suchasnails-etc. onl the ends beingsecured' contact with the conducting piece 3. Thisconducting piece'is in electrical contact with the stationary conducting device, here shown as a tube B. All these connections are preferably made of metal, such as coppen- In the metallic tube B is placed the spring, I) and the carbon C. The sprin tends to' press the carbon partially out of t e tube. The wire 1- is connected with'thecontact 4 and this contact 4 is in electrical connection with the cable F wound around the drum or reel F. This reel is carried by the movable truck E. The terminal of'the cable F is in elecei trical connection .with the contact B conf; sisting as does the contact B, of a metallicji tube and having inserted therein the spring, D and thecarbon C, The vessel or re ceptacle A; is'preferably filled with a' nonconducting liquid, such as oil.

The receptacle A is pivoted in the center, as illustrated, with the aid'of the holder a at a to the sup ort a, in a manner so that it may be rocked or swung from one side to the other, and to facilitate this rocking or swinging motion the receptacle is further provide with the lever c r It is supposed that, .as illustrated in the drawin the stationary contact B and the 'movab e contact B are out of connection and the receptacle is tilted so that its righthand end rests on the floor or under-support. In

Be i known that I, ISIDOR-KITSEE, of" the city and county of Philadelphia and; State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented' cer-r this position theflweight of the carriage or keep this receptacle in its tilted position till an outside force is brought to' bear suit for the pnrposeof altering such position. This outside. force may be-manually or electroprefer-for 'SHDP lcitys sake, to have a lever whereby the operator can easily tilt the receptacle to one side or the other. N ow, as long asthe rece tacle. remains in the position as illustrated, t e two contacts being apart from each other and'the wires 1 and 2 connected to the cuit is efiectua l'y broken; Should now the person in cha e operate the lever a -so as to cause the 'left iandiend of the receptacle to move downwards and the right-hand end to move upwards, then the carriage with its contact willtravel towards and in contact with the stationary contact B,v but first of all the compressible carbons C and C will be contacted and the force of the moving vehicle spective tubes and will-thereby bring the terminals of both the metallic tubes in contact with each otheryeffectually closingthe cir- (wit; The wei will now-keep t left hand side of the receptacle downwards another operation reverses the action For clearer understanding, 1 designate the end of the recs. tacle containing the stationiteend the receptacle by the numeral 6. omake a circuit with this my device it is move the lever in'amanner so that the end 5 .shalli'est onjthe underesu port or lfioor and thejfend' 6 shall be ifraise upward, and to break circuitit is only necessary to move the 'lever ,;a iaamanner so that the end 6' shall comejf'to rest on the; floor or 1 under-support and the; end 5 shall' -beraised upwards.

e t I ing of the circuit.

magneticall a lied,'--but as said above, I.

ower circuit, this power cir t of the traveling carriage,

truck E with its contact B is 'sufiicient to will drive these two carbons inside of their re- My contact B: y the numeral 5 and the -op- 1 therefore only necessary-for the attendant to It isfobv'iousthat' the receptacle shall be nections for said contacts.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ab y mounted, a stationary contact arranged within said receptacle, a movable contact also arranged in said receptacle, a carriage upon which said movable contact is mounted, conductors included in said contact and normally projectinglltherefrom, circuit connections for said conductors, and a non-conducting fluid within the receptacle to cover themeeting points of the contacts.- 1

3. In an electric switch, a tiltable receptacle, two metallic contacts arranged in said receptacle and each rovided with 'a carbon normally projecting 1n. advance thereof and adapted to be operated in alinement with sai contacts, a carriage arranged within said receptacle and upon which one of said contaste is mounted, whereby the same is moved towards and away from the other contacts, and means for causing such movement of .said carriage.

' tacts carrie ,4. A device of the era, described consist:- ing of aretainer or receptacle adapted to be tilted to one side or the other, two contacts in said rece tacle, at least one of said conby a movable carriage, means to connect the terminal of a circuit to said contacts, and means to-tilt said receptacle.

5. Means to'connect andto break a current-carrying circuit, said. means embracing a receptacle adapted to be tilted, said receptacle containing the terminals of said circu1t,'

at least one of said terminals being carried by a movable carriage.

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erases 6,; In an electric switch, a receptacle tilte. ably mounted, a flared contact arranged,

therein, a carbon arranged within said fixed contact, a spring also arranged within said fixed contact and normally projecting saidcarbon beyond said fixed contact, a movable contact also arranged within the receptacle, a carbon, arranged therein, a spring also arranged within the movable contact and adapted to normally project the carbon of contact therefrom, a carriage upon which said movable contact is -mounted, whereby said movable contact is carried towards and away frdm the fixed contact, and

circuit connections for said contacts.

7, In an electric switch, a receptacle tilttherein, a carbon arranged within said fixed contact, a spring also arranged within said fixedcontact and normally projecting said carbon beyond saidfixed contact, a movable contact also arranged within the rece tacle,

"ably mounted, a; fixed contact arranged ,7

a carbon arranged therein, a spring a so arranged within the movable contact andadar ted tonormally project the carbon of sai contact, therefrom, a carriage upon which said: movablecontact is mounted,;

whereby said movable contact is carried to wards and away from the fixed contact, circuit connections for said contacts',-and a non conducting fluid arranged within thereceptacle and adapted to cover the meeting points of the contacts 1 H 8. In an electric switch, a su port, a stationary contact carriedjby saio support, a

movable contact also carried by said support, 1

a carriage upon which said movable contact is mounted, and circuit, connections for said contacts.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature presence of two witnesses,

ISIDOR KITSEE, Witnesses: i

EnITH R. SriLLn',

ALVAH Rrrrnn-nonsn.

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