Patent ID: 9384910
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: H01H

Claim Text:
1. A trip assembly for an electrical switching apparatus, said electrical switching apparatus comprising a housing, a reset assembly coupled to said housing, an electrical communication assembly coupled to said housing, separable contacts enclosed by said housing, and an operating mechanism for opening and closing said separable contacts, said operating mechanism including a trip bar and a crossbar, said trip assembly comprising: a mounting assembly structured to be coupled to said housing; an actuating element coupled to said mounting assembly, said actuating element being structured to be electrically connected to said electrical communication assembly; a trip cam coupled to said mounting assembly, said trip cam being structured to cooperate with said reset assembly in order to reset said actuating element; and an indication assembly coupled to said mounting assembly; wherein said actuating element is structured to drive said trip cam into said trip bar in order to trip open said separable contacts; and wherein said actuating element cooperates with said indication assembly in order to electrically communicate a circuit status to said electrical communication assembly.