Patent ID: 6921873

Claim:
A trip unit comprising: a housing; a rotary plunger pivotally mounted with respect to said housing, said rotary plunger having a first position and a second position, a portion of said rotary plunger being pivoted outside of said housing in said second position; a trip bar pivotally mounted with respect to said housing, said trip bar including a first tab latching said rotary plunger in said first position and releasing said rotary plunger from said first position, said trip bar also including a second tab; a trip actuator including a member engaging the second tab of said trip bar, in order to pivot said trip bar and release said rotary plunger from said first position; means for biasing said trip bar, in order that said first tab latches said rotary plunger in said first position; and means for biasing said rotary lunger to said second position.