US PATENT SUBCLASS 218 / 36
.~.~.~ Arc runner (e.g., arc horn)

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218 /   HD   HIGH-VOLTAGE SWITCHES WITH ARC PREVENTING OR EXTINGUISHING DEVICES

1  DF  ARC PREVENTING OR EXTINGUISHING DEVICES {14}
22  DF  .~ Magnetic blowout {7}
34  DF  .~.~ Arc chute {3}
36.~.~.~ Arc runner (e.g., arc horn)

DEFINITION

Classification: 218/36

Arc runner (e.g., arc horn):

(under subclass 34) Subject matter including one of a pair of diverging electrodes on which an arc is extended to the point of extinction or to the point of transferring the generated arc into the portion of the arc chute where the generated arc is divided into sub-arcs after the main contacts of the switching device have parted.

(1) Note. Arc runner is sometimes referred to as arc horn.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

40, for arc runner, per se.

148, for general arc prevention devices.