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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Raymond K Seymour, Plainville, CT (US);
William J Ashline, Bristol, CT (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ; H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2001 / ; 2001 / ;
Abstract
Molded case circuit breakers having increased short circuit current ratings contain a dual contact blade arm assembly and an arc shield wherein the operating mechanism is shielded from the arc blast which occurs during contact arcing. The arc blast shield consists of a trifurcated barrier interposed between the circuit breaker operating mechanism and the arc chute without interfering with the contact arm motion.