Patent ID: 8829381

Claim:
A circuit breaker, comprising: a housing having a base configured to receive thereon an interrupter assembly; an interrupter assembly including a first interrupter having a housing formed of two pieces, the first interrupter including a first electrical contact movable relative to a second electrical contact such that physical engagement of the first electrical contact with the second electrical contact permits electrical current to flow through the first interrupter and physical separation of the first electrical contact relative to the second electrical contact prevents the electrical current from flowing through the first interrupter, the first interrupter including an exhaust outlet exiting an end of the housing and a line terminal extending out of an opposite end of the housing; and an adhesive applied to a bottom surface of the first interrupter proximate the end of the housing out of which the exhaust outlet exits and distal from the opposite end out of which the line terminal extends, the adhesive being applied to extend across the two pieces to anchor the two pieces to an interior surface of the base, to prevent the first interrupter from being lifted away from the base responsive to an electrical fault, and to prevent the two pieces from separating away from one another responsive to the electrical fault.