Patent ID: 6362442
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
In a housing for a switch having a front frame and a rear frame, a trip latch having an open position and reset-stop position comprising:a force member for providing a force; a primary trip shaft rotatably connected at opposed first and second ends to the front and rear frame, the primary trip shaft further having a reductor arm extending therefrom, the primary trip shaft receiving the force provided by the force member; and, a secondary trip shaft rotatably connected at opposed ends to the front and rear frames of the housing proximate and substantially parallel to the primary trip shaft such that the reductor arm engages a bottom portion of the secondary trip shaft, the secondary trip shaft being shaped such that when the secondary trip shaft is rotated the reductor arm can rotate past the secondary trip shaft, thereby causing the trip latch to move to the open position.