Patent ID: 7064284
Filing Date: 2006-06-20
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A circuit breaker comprising; a case; a plurality of retention members disposed on the case; a resilient bumper engaged by at least a pair of retention members of the plurality of retention members to retain the bumper on the case; a movable arm disposed on the case, the movable arm being structured to impact the bumper in at least a first predetermined situation to dissipate kinetic energy of the movable arm; and wherein the case has a receptacle formed therein, at least a portion of the bumper being disposed in at least a portion of the receptacle, at least a first retention member of the plurality of retention members being a wall disposed adjacent the receptacle, the bumper having an exterior surface, the exterior surface including a first surface and a second surface that intersect one another at an intersection, the second wall being engageable with the intersection and being oriented oblique to the first surface and the second surface.