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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Samuel Stephen Kim, West Hartford, CT (US);
Jonathan Rich Doncet, Plainville, CT (US);
Yatin Vilas Newase, Maharashtra, IN;
Girish Hassan Mruthunjaya, Macon, GA (US);
Inventors:
Samuel Stephen Kim, West Hartford, CT (US);
Jonathan Rich Doncet, Plainville, CT (US);
Yatin Vilas Newase, Maharashtra, IN;
Girish Hassan Mruthunjaya, Macon, GA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/02 (2006.01); H01H 19/04 (2006.01); H01H 13/04 (2006.01); H01H 21/04 (2006.01); H01H 71/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 71/0257 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49105 (2015.01); H01H 71/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A molded case circuit breaker is provided. The molded case circuit breaker includes a molded base defining at least one cavity and a tie bar coupled to the molded base and extending across the cavity. The tie bar is configured to reduce fracture and separation of the molded base during a high pressure event.