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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael Fasano, Waterbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Carlingswitch, Inc., Plainville, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439716 ; 361825 ; 361363 ; 361353 ; 361376 ; 361361 ;
Abstract
A low profile mounting bracket carries coupling connector blocks that mate with load and line terminals of a molded split case circuit breaker housing. The housing defines a well for receiving an alarm or auxiliary switch, and the switch is received in a central opening in the bracket with the switch terminals in turn received in a connector that fits into the same central opening. Finally, a PC board is used to electrically connect each switch to external circuitry that may generate alarms or otherwise affect the circuit breaker's operation.