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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2006
Brian J. Schaltenbrand, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Robert W. Mueller, Aliquippa, PA (US);
Mark A. Janusek, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
William G. Eberts, Coraopolis, PA (US);
Keith E. Thomas, Burgettstown, PA (US);
Brian J. Schaltenbrand, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Robert W. Mueller, Aliquippa, PA (US);
Mark A. Janusek, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
William G. Eberts, Coraopolis, PA (US);
Keith E. Thomas, Burgettstown, PA (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A cradle stop assembly is provided for a circuit breaker including an operating mechanism. The operating mechanism includes a pivotable movable contact arm and a cradle member which is movable between a latched position corresponding to separable contacts of the circuit breaker being closeable and an unlatched position corresponding to the separable contacts being tripped open. The cradle stop assembly includes a first member coupled to a portion of the operating mechanism, a second member disposed opposite the first member, and a generally planar stop plate extending between the first and second members. A first stop portion of the stop plate resists movement of the cradle member beyond a first predetermined position to avoid the cradle member undesirably interfering with the pivotable movable contact arm. A second stop portion resists the pivotable movable contact arm from undesirably pivoting beyond a second predetermined position.