Patent ID: 6541719
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A circuit breaker assembly comprising:a first circuit breaker enclosure of generally rectangular shape and having one side and an opposite side, and a toggle actuator pivotally mounted in a top or front side on an axis that is not midway between the opposed ends of the circuit breaker enclosure; a second circuit breaker enclosure also of generally rectangular shape with opposite sides and a toggle actuator pivotally mounted in a top or front side on an axis that is disposed opposite said first circuit breaker pivot axis with respect to a central lateral plane midway between the opposed ends of both said first and second circuit breaker enclosures when said enclosures are assembled adjacent one another but in oppositely disposed relationship to one another; a link pivotally connected at one end to said first circuit breaker toggle for movement on a first toggle axis parallel said first pivot axis of said first circuit breaker toggle, said link having an opposite end pivotally connected to said second circuit breaker toggle for movement on a second toggle axis parallel said second pivot axis of said first and second toggle axis being themselves parallel to one another and spaced equally from their respective toggle pivot axes; and wherein said circuit breaker enclosures are secured adjacent to one another by a plurality of rivets extending through openings adjacent each corner of said rectangular enclosures.