Patent ID: 7145420

Claim:
A support structure for a circuit interrupter latch member including a first tab and a second tab, said support structure comprising: a first side plate including a first opening; a second side plate including a second opening; a first bushing including a first opening and a first perimeter, the first opening of said first bushing being adapted to pivotally mount the first tab of said latch member, the first perimeter coupled to said first side plate at the first opening thereof; and a second bushing including a second opening and a second perimeter, the second opening of said second bushing being adapted to pivotally mount the second tab of said latch member, the second perimeter coupled to said second side plate at the second opening thereof, wherein said first bushing is made of a first material, wherein said first side plate is made of a second material, said first material being harder than said second material, wherein said second bushing is made of a third material, and wherein said second side plate is made of a fourth material, said third material being harder than said fourth material.