Patent ID: 9613774
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: H01H

Claim:
1. A circuit breaker comprising: a housing; a pivotable handle held by the housing; a moving contact arm held in the housing in communication with the handle; an armature held in the housing; a trip cam held in the housing, the trip cam comprising at least one spring with at least one segment that extends outward a distance from an axis of rotation of the trip cam to contact the armature; and a cradle in the housing in communication with the handle and the trip cam, wherein the at least one spring comprises a first arcuate segment that extends a first angular distance before merging into the at least one segment that extends outward a distance to contact the armature, wherein the at least one spring comprises a second arcuate segment that is spaced apart from the first arcuate segment and that extends a second angular distance, and wherein the second angular distance is greater than the first angular distance.