Patent ID: 7064635

Claim:
A circuit breaker, comprising: a housing; separable contacts; a cradle rotatably mounted within said housing, said cradle adapted to rotate about a first axis in a first direction when said circuit breaker moves to a tripped position in which said separable contacts are separated from one another, said cradle having a protrusion extending therefrom; an alarm switch mounted within said housing, said alarm switch having an actuation lever movable in an actuation direction, wherein movement of said actuation lever in said actuation direction causes said alarm switch to activate an alarm device electrically connected thereto; and an interface lever disposed between said cradle and said alarm switch; wherein when said cradle rotates in said first direction, said cradle exerts a first force against said interface lever, said first force causing said interface lever to exert a second force against said actuation lever, said second force causing said actuation lever to move in said actuation direction.