Patent ID: 7167066

Claim:
A circuit interrupter comprising: a pair of fixed contact strips, each of the fixed contact strips having a fixed contact; a pair of movable contact strips, each of the movable contact strips having a fixed end and a movable end, each of the movable ends having a movable contact arranged for contacting one of the fixed contacts; a reset component comprising a reset button, a reset shaft attached to the reset button, and a first elastic tube surrounding an upper portion of the reset shaft; a movable component comprising a movable assembly and a latching plate capable of being latched with the reset shaft and holding the movable assembly to move between different positions; and a trip component comprising a trip shaft capable of being clasped with the latching plate, a second elastic tube, an electromagnetic unit capable of moving the trip shaft, and a control circuit to activate the electromagnetic unit upon detecting a predetermined condition; wherein when the reset button is pressed, one of the movable contact strips is capable of activating the electromagnetic unit to allow the reset shaft to penetrate and latch with the latching plate for reset operation.