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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1998
Zhiqun Brenda Zhang, West Hartford, CT (US);
Anupam Gyaneshwardayal Tiwari, Bombay, IN;
Kevin J Fuhr, Goshen, CT (US);
Roger N Castonguay, Terryville, CT (US);
Javier I Larranaga, Bristol, CT (US);
Raymond K Seymour, Plainville, CT (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A circuit breaker including a housing having a window, a line terminal and a load terminal, and a circuit trip assembly. The circuit trip assembly includes a rotatable cradle, a moveable armature latch and a pivotable trip support including a trip indicator. Upon the occurrence of a tripping condition in the circuit breaker, the trip indicator moves from a first position where it is not visible through the window to a second position where it is visible through the window.