US PATENT SUBCLASS 337 / 126
.~.~ With manual or other mechanical contact actuating means

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337 /   HD   ELECTRICITY: ELECTROTHERMALLY OR THERMALLY ACTUATED SWITCHES

14  DF  ELECTROTHERMALLY ACTUATED SWITCHES {9}
123  DF  .~ With longitudinally expansible solid element (e.g., rod, wire strip, etc.) {7}
126.~.~ With manual or other mechanical contact actuating means {3}
127  DF  .~.~.~> With delayed action or timing means
128  DF  .~.~.~> Latching or tripping means {2}
131  DF  .~.~.~> Snap-action (e.g., bistable) {4}

DEFINITION

Classification: 337/126

(under subclass 123) Subject matter including at least one electrothermally responsive device, combined with further manual or other mechanical contact actuating means, both said device and means cooperatively acting to control the switch contacts. Usually the contacts are directly controlled by the manual or mechanical means which is in turn under the control of the temperature responsive device. However, devices in which the contacts may be opened or closed by the separate

means independently are also classified here.

(1) Note. For other manual or mechanical switch control means employed in devices of this class, see SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS below.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

115, for other manual or mechanical switch control means employed in devices of this class, see the subclasses listed under SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS in subclass 115.

384, for similar devices utilizing thermally responsive elements.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 200, Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers,

3, for mechanical switches with thermally responsive cut outs or fuses.

219, Electric Heating,

512, for automatic switches for electric heaters utilizing linearly expansive metal elements combined with mechanical means.

236, Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation,

101+, for automatic temperature control apparatus comprising an expanding solid element with mechanical contact control means.

307, Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems,

116+, especially subclasses 117 and 139+ for switching systems in general utilizing mechanical means.

335, Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets,

141+, for electromagnetic switches with combined electrothermal actuating means.

340, Communications: Electrical

584+, for temperature responsive signal systems, particularly subclasses 593+ for a switch sensor therein.