Patent ID: 6407354
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
An electrical switching apparatus for automatically interrupting an overload current, said electrical switching apparatus comprising:an electrically insulating housing; an arc chamber within said housing; line and load terminals; separable contacts in series with said line and load terminals; an operating mechanism for moving said separable contacts between an open position and a closed position, said open position of said contacts causing arcing therebetween and the development of ionized gases; said housing including a plurality of walls forming a compartment for containing one of said terminals, with a first wall having an aperture for accessing said one of said terminals and a second wall having an opening between said chamber and said compartment, and a baffle member comprising a base portion, a flap and a pair of leg members, said flap extending over said aperture and being deflectable by a tool inserted through said aperture for adjustment of said one of said terminals, said leg members engaging some of the walls of said compartment, thereby supporting said baffle member within said compartment.