Patent ID: 6066817
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: H01H,H01R

Abstract:
A mounting arrangement for a circuit breaker having a body, a reset member, and one or more prong-type contact members interconnected with and extending from the body, comprising:a socket member defining a recess adapted to receive at least a portion of the circuit breaker body and the contact members, wherein the socket member is configured to provide access to the reset member when the circuit breaker body is received within the recess; andone or more electrically conductive prong-type engagement members associated with the socket member, wherein each engagement member defines an internal slotted portion configured to engage one of the prong-type contact members when the circuit breaker body is engaged within the recess, and an external prong-type contact portion extending from the internal slotted portion for providing an electrical connection externally of the recess.