(19)
(11) EP 0 199 593 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
07.01.1988 Bulletin 1988/01

(43) Date of publication A2:
29.10.1986 Bulletin 1986/44

(21) Application number: 86303053

(22) Date of filing: 23.04.1986
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE FR IT LI NL

(30) Priority: 24.04.1985 GB 8510441

(71) Applicant: VACUUM INTERRUPTERS LIMITED
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(72) Inventor:
  • Falkingham, Leslie Thomas
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(54) High current switch contacts


(57) A contact for an electrical switch, more especially a vacuum switch, comprises a generally circular conducting member having slots extending from its periphery towards its centre, and a ring of high temperature resistant material covering at least part of the exposed edges of the slots.






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