Patent ID: 7358455
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A cradle stop assembly for an electrical switching apparatus, said electrical switching apparatus including a housing, separable contacts enclosed by said housing, and an operating mechanism for opening and closing said separable contacts, said operating mechanism including a pivotable movable contact arm, and a cradle member, said cradle member being movable between a latched position corresponding to said separable contacts being closeable and an unlatched position corresponding to said separable contacts being tripped open, said cradle stop assembly comprising: a first member structured to be coupled to a portion of said operating mechanism of said electrical switching apparatus; a second member disposed opposite said first member; and a stop plate extending between said first member and said second member, said stop plate being generally planar, said stop plate including a first stop portion and a second stop portion disposed generally opposite said first stop portion, wherein said first stop portion of said stop plate is structured to resist movement of said cradle member beyond a first predetermined position, in order to avoid said cradle member undesirably interfering with said pivotable movable contact arm of said operating mechanism, and wherein said second stop portion of said stop plate is structured to resist said pivotable movable contact arm of said operating mechanism from undesirably pivoting beyond a second predetermined position.