MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511014906 A) filed by Havells India Limited on February 21, 2025, for A Secondary Isolating Contact (sic) Of An Air Circuit Breaker (acb).

Inventors include Jindal, Paarth; and Sharma, Ashutosh.

The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.

Abstract: SIC [130] of ACB [100], that comprises fixed cradle unit [114] and withdrawable drawer unit [116] which slides relative to thereof. SIC [130] comprises male contact unit [138] mounted atop withdrawable drawer unit [116] and female contact unit that comprises at least one arm member [204], mounted atop the fixed cradle unit [114]. Male contact unit [138] comprises outer housing [140] that defines cavity [140a], inner housing [142] slidably arranged relative to outer housing [140], and locking mechanism [200] installed on inner housing [142]. Locking mechanism [200] comprises locking slider [202] defining protrusion [202a] operable between retracted and extended position, and spring member [206] attached to locking slider [202] to resiliently adjust locking slider [202] between retracted and extended position. In DISCONNECTED position of ACB [100], spring member [206] is in extended state, and locks protrusion [202a] into cavity [140a] arresting relative movement between inner and outer housing [142, 140]. Refer figure 10.

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