Patent ID: 6803536
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A circuit breaker comprising:a case including an opening; separable contacts housed within said case; an operating mechanism for opening and closing said separable contacts, said operating mechanism including a first pivot, a first link and a second link, said first link having a first end and a second end, said first link being pivotally mounted to said first pivot at the first end of said first link and being pivotally mounted to said second link at the second end of said first link; an operating handle for operating said operating mechanism, said operating handle including a first portion extending through the opening of said case, a second portion within said case and a second pivot between said first and second portions; and a third link having a first end and a second end, said third link being pivotally mounted to said second pivot at the first end of said third link and being pivotally mounted to the first pivot of said operating mechanism at the second end of said third link.