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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Harry J. Carlino, Export, PA (US);
Mark O. Zindler, McKees Rocks, PA (US);
Inventors:
Harry J. Carlino, Export, PA (US);
Mark O. Zindler, McKees Rocks, PA (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 73/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A circuit interrupter includes a circuit breaker frame having an accessory compartment, a trip unit providing a zone selective interlocking function, and an accessory module. The accessory module includes a housing received by the accessory compartment of the circuit breaker frame, and a circuit housed by the housing. The circuit cooperates with the zone selective interlocking function of the trip unit to provide a zone selective interlocking interface external to the trip unit.