Patent ID: 9715972
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: H01H

Claim:
1. A trip assembly for an electrical switching apparatus, said electrical switching apparatus comprising a 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 trip assembly comprising: an indication assembly comprising a plunger member and a number of auxiliary switches each structured to be coupled to said housing, wherein said plunger member is structured to actuate each of said number of auxiliary switches, thereby electrically communicating a circuit status to said electrical communication assembly; wherein said plunger member comprises a planar portion and a cylindrical-shaped receiving portion disposed adjacent and perpendicular the planar portion; wherein said indication assembly further comprises a biasing element disposed in the receiving portion; wherein said biasing element engages the planar portion in order to bias said plunger member away from each of said number of auxiliary switches; wherein said trip assembly further comprises a first mounting member and a second mounting member coupled to said first mounting member by a snap-fit mechanism; wherein each of said first mounting member and said second mounting member is structured to be coupled to said housing; and wherein each of said plunger member, said biasing element, and said number of auxiliary switches is contained by each of said first mounting member and said second mounting member.