Patent ID: 6166616
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
An electrical circuit breaker comprising:a housing;separable contacts housed by said housing and moveable between a closed position and an open position;operating means for moving said separable contacts between the closed position and the open position thereof, said operating means having a first position and a second position corresponding to the open position of said separable contacts;means for latching said operating means in the first position thereof and for releasing said operating means to the second position thereof;a trip bar movable in a first direction and a second direction for unlatching said means for latching, said trip bar including first and second pivot pockets for pivotally mounting said trip bar within said housing;means for sensing an electrical condition associated with said separable contacts and for moving said trip bar in the second direction in order to unlatch said means for latching, to release said operating means to the second position thereof, and to move said separable contacts to the open position thereof; andfirst and second clips respectively positioned in said first and second pivot pockets for providing bearing surfaces in said trip bar.