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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1999
James William Robertson, Harrisburg, PA (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An electrical circuit breaker (,) for mounting in an electrical distribution panel (,) comprises a dielectric housing (,) having a switch mechanism compartment (,) and an insulation-displacement connector assembly compartment (,), an electrical contact (,) on the housing for electrical connector to an electrical bus member in the electrical distribution panel, a temperature-sensitive switch mechanism (,) in the switch mechanism compartment and having a spring-biased contact (,) electrically connectable with the electrical contact, and an insulation-displacement connector assembly (,) in the insulation-displacement connector assembly compartment including an insulation-displacement contact (,) electrically connected to the temperature-sensitive switch mechanism and for electrically connecting an insulated electrical wire thereto and an insulated movable actuator (,) mounted in the housing for moving the insulated electrical wire from a wire-receiving position in the insulation-displacement contact to an electrical-connection position therein.