Patent ID: 6232859
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A circuit breaker assembly comprising:a case having a base and a cover, the cover including a first auxiliary switch compartment recessed into the cover and having a substantially U-shaped cross-section defined by a rear surface, a bottom surface and a front surface, the bottom surface having a first slot, the cover further including a second auxiliary switch compartment recessed into the cover and having a substantially U-shaped cross-section defined by a rear surface, a bottom surface and a front surface, the bottom surface of the second auxiliary switch compartment having a second slot, the first auxiliary switch compartment having a first length from the front surface of the first auxiliary switch compartment to the rear surface of the first auxiliary switch compartment which is substantially equal to a second length measured from the front surface of the second auxiliary switch compartment to the rear surface of the second auxiliary switch compartment, a distance from the second slot to the front surface of the second auxiliary switch compartment being less than a distance from the first slot to the front surface of the first auxiliary switch compartment;a first auxiliary switch sized for receipt in the first auxiliary switch compartment, the first auxiliary switch having a bottom surface with a first pin protruding from the bottom surface of the first auxiliary switch, wherein the first pin aligns with the first slot when the first auxiliary switch is placed within the first auxiliary switch compartment and wherein the first pin abuts with the bottom surface of the second auxiliary switch compartment when the first auxiliary switch is placed within the second auxiliary switch compartment;a second auxiliary switch sized for receipt in the second auxiliary compartment, the second auxiliary switch having a bottom surface with a second pin protruding from the bottom surface of the second auxiliary switch, wherein the second pin aligns with the second slot when the second auxiliary switch is placed within the second auxiliary switch compartment and wherein the second pin abuts with the bottom surface of the first auxiliary switch compartment when the second auxiliary switch is placed within the first auxiliary switch compartment.