A trip assembly (100; 100 ') for an electrical switching apparatus , said electrical switching apparatus comprising a housing , a reset assembly coupled to said housing , an electrical communication assembly coupled to said housing , separable contacts enclosed by said housing , and an operating mechanism for opening and closing said separable contacts , said operating mechanism including a trip bar and a crossbar , said trip assembly comprising: a mounting assembly structured to be coupled to said housing ; an actuating element coupled to said mounting assembly , said actuating element being structured to be electrically connected to said electrical communication assembly ; a trip cam coupled to said mounting assembly , said trip cam being structured to cooperate with said reset assembly in order to reset said actuating element ; and an indication assembly (120; 120') coupled to said mounting assembly ; wherein said actuating element is structured to drive said trip cam into said trip bar in order to trip open said separable contacts ; wherein said actuating element cooperates with said indication assembly (120; 120') in order to electrically communicate a circuit status to said electrical communication assembly ; characterized in that said trip cam comprises a number of retaining portions , a transfer leg , and a driving leg ; wherein each of said number of retaining portions is pivotably coupled to said mounting assembly ; wherein each of said transfer leg and said driving leg extends away from each of said number of retaining portions ; wherein said transfer leg is structured to be driven by said actuating element ; and wherein, responsive to said transfer leg being driven by said actuating element , said driving leg is structured to drive said trip bar in order to trip open said separable contacts . a mounting assembly structured to be coupled to said housing ; an actuating element coupled to said mounting assembly , said actuating element being structured to be electrically connected to said electrical communication assembly ; a trip cam coupled to said mounting assembly , said trip cam being structured to cooperate with said reset assembly in order to reset said actuating element ; and an indication assembly (120; 120') coupled to said mounting assembly ; wherein said actuating element is structured to drive said trip cam into said trip bar in order to trip open said separable contacts ; wherein said actuating element cooperates with said indication assembly (120; 120') in order to electrically communicate a circuit status to said electrical communication assembly ; characterized in that said trip cam comprises a number of retaining portions , a transfer leg , and a driving leg ; wherein each of said number of retaining portions is pivotably coupled to said mounting assembly ; wherein each of said transfer leg and said driving leg extends away from each of said number of retaining portions ; wherein said transfer leg is structured to be driven by said actuating element ; and wherein, responsive to said transfer leg being driven by said actuating element , said driving leg is structured to drive said trip bar in order to trip open said separable contacts . <EOS>