Patent ID: 8169283
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A removable support for retaining a trip unit of a circuit breaker to a base of the circuit breaker, comprising: a back section for positioning against a corresponding front section of a lug-receiving area of the base of the circuit breaker; a pair of oppositely facing wall sections for positioning against corresponding oppositely facing side walls of the lug-receiving area; a top section adjacent to the back section and to the wall sections; and a tab that protrudes away from a surface of the support; wherein the back section includes an opening, wherein a surface of the back section, coincident with the opening, contacts an electrical terminal that extends through the opening, the electrical terminal operable to connect to an ampoule assembly inside the circuit breaker, wherein the tab is configured to be received securely against a wall portion of the base for preventing the removable trip unit from moving away from the base during an electrical fault.