Patent ID: 7570146

Claim:
A circuit breaker comprising: a housing including an opening; separable contacts disposed in said housing; an operating mechanism structured to open and close said separable contacts; a trip mechanism structured to cooperate with said operating mechanism to trip open said operating mechanism, said trip mechanism comprising a first portion structured to trip open said operating mechanism responsive to a thermal fault, a second portion structured to compensate said first portion, and a third portion structured to trip open said operating mechanism responsive to an arc fault; an indicator comprising an indicator portion and a leg disposed from said indicator portion; and a bias mechanism structured to bias said indicator, wherein the second portion of said trip mechanism is normally structured to hold the leg of said indicator, thereby holding said indicator against the bias of said bias mechanism, and wherein the second portion of said trip mechanism is also structured to release the leg of said indicator responsive the third portion of said trip mechanism and said arc fault, thereby releasing said indicator to the bias of said bias mechanism.