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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2014
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Huy Nguyen, Suwanee, GA (US);
Mauricio Rodriguez, Duluth, GA (US);
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
An accessory device for a circuit breaker. The device includes a housing having a top wall and a hinge portion. The device also includes a plunger arm that extends from the hinge portion to form a cantilever wherein the plunger arm includes a first surface and a sloped surface. The plunger arm is moveable between an initial position wherein the plunger arm does not activate the first and second switches located in the housing and a deflected position wherein the first and sloped surfaces simultaneously contact the first and second switches, respectively, thereby activating the first and second switches. The plunger arm also includes a plunger portion that is oriented transverse to the plunger arm. A mating surface is formed on the plunger portion that mates with a mating surface of a circuit breaker operating mechanism. Further, the housing, hinge portion, plunger arm, and plunger portion are integrally formed.