Patent ID: 9524842
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: H01H

Claim Text:
1. A molded case circuit breaker (MCCB), comprising: an MCCB body with at least one internal pocket with four sidewalls; a switch printed circuit board (PCB) holding at least one recessed switch, the switch PCB residing over a top of the at least one internal pocket, wherein the switch PCB has a bottom primary surface and an opposing top primary surface; a cover residing over the switch PCB attached to the MCCB case body so that an outer end portion of the at least one switch held by the switch PCB extends to be flush with or extends through the cover, wherein the cover has a perimeter with first and second rectangular panel segments connected by a laterally extending segment having a height that is less than a height of the first and second rectangular segments, wherein the laterally extending segment resides under an open window space of the cover bounded by inner perimeter segments of the first and second rectangular panel segments and the breaker handle extends outward through the window, and wherein the switch PCB resides under the first or second rectangular panel segment; and a planar accessory mounting surface in a lower region of the at least one internal pocket, wherein the cover has at least one left side and/or right side corner segment that extends inward a distance to define a left and/or right outer wall of a cavity, adjacent an inner front surface of the cover, wherein the switch PCB resides entirely in the cavity, wherein a headspace extends under the bottom primary surface of the switch PCB in the cavity of the cover, and wherein a distance to the accessory mounting surface measured from the bottom primary surface of the switch PCB has a length D