Patent ID: 7023303

Claim:
A circuit breaker comprising: a housing; a plurality of poles each comprising: separable contacts each comprising a fixed contact and a movable contact, and a contact arm assembly comprising a contact arm having the movable contact affixed to a distal end and a carrier pivotally mounting the contact arm for rotation between a closed position in which the movable contact engages the fixed contact and an open position in which the movable contact is separated from the fixed contact; a crossbar connecting the contact arm assemblies of the poles together as a moving assembly; an operating mechanism coupled to the moving assembly to simultaneously move the contact arms of said poles between the open and closed positions; an accessory having a plunger mounted in the housing adjacent to the crossbar; and an accessory actuator clip secured to and movable with the crossbar and having a finger that engages the plunger to actuate said accessory with the contact arms in one of the open and closed positions and that releases the plunger to deactuate said accessory in the other of the open and closed positions, the finger being complaint to accommodate for variations in travel of the crossbar.