Patent ID: 6211758
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
An accessory for use with a circuit breaker, the circuit breaker including a separable contact structure, an operating mechanism for opening and closing the separable contact structure, the accessory comprising:an electrical device having a movable component;a first member, the first member interacting with the movable component for movement between a first position and a second position; anda second member, the second member including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being configured to be engaged by a pin portion of the first member when the first member is in its first position and to be released by the pin portion of the first member when the first member is moved to its second position, and the second portion being configured to interface a portion of the operating mechanism, the release of the first portion of the second member by the pin portion of the first member causing the second portion of the second member to interface the portion of the operating mechanism.