Patent ID: 8053694

Claim:
A mechanism for a circuit interrupter, said mechanism comprising: a first member movable in a first longitudinal direction and a second longitudinal direction, which is opposite said first longitudinal direction; a second member pivotal in a first pivotal direction and a second pivotal direction, which is opposite said first pivotal direction; a first tab fixedly coupled to one of said first member and said second member; and a second tab pivotally coupled to the other of said first member and said second member, wherein said first tab is structured to engage and disengage from said second tab during movement of said first member in the first longitudinal direction, wherein said first tab is structured to engage and disengage from said second tab during movement of said first member in the second longitudinal direction, wherein said second tab is structured to pivot with respect to said other of said first member and said second member when engaged by said first tab during movement of said first member in the first longitudinal direction, and wherein said second tab is structured to not pivot with respect to said other of said first member and said second member when engaged by said first tab during movement of said first member in the second longitudinal direction.