Patent ID: 6822179
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A circuit breaker comprising:a body having a chamber defined therein; two terminals provided in the chamber and extending out of from a bottom of the body, wherein a first of the terminals has a first node formed at an upper end thereof, and a second of the terminals has a bimetallic strip extending above the first terminal and a second node formed at a distal end of the bimetallic strip and electrically connected with the first node in a normal status that the circuit is completed and a device electrically connected in the circuit is switched on; a reset button pivotally mounted at an upper side of the chamber, the reset button having a tab formed at a bottom side of and near the first terminal; a swing member having a first pin pivotally mounted in the tab, and a second pin under the tab and connected with the first pin by a linkage; and an elastic strip received in the tab, the elastic strip having a leg extending downwards to abut the second pin of the swing member.