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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2016
Richard Sorenson, Sr., Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Michael Fasano, Watertown, CT (US);
James Bugryn, Bristol, CT (US);
Richard Sorenson, Sr., Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Michael Fasano, Watertown, CT (US);
James Bugryn, Bristol, CT (US);
Carling Technologies, Inc., Plainville, CT (US);
Abstract
A circuit breaker includes a housing having a channel formed therein, the channel being defined by at least one side wall having a detent formed therein, a circuit breaker mechanism, a switch handle configured to toggle the circuit breaker, and an actuator module adapted to move the switch handle from the off position to the on position. The module includes a flexible portion having a protrusion formed thereon, the protrusion being sized, shaped and located to engage the detent when the module is mounted within the channel. The module also includes a locking clip moveable from an unlocked position, in which flexing of the at least one flexible portion is permitted, and a locked position, in which flexing of the at least one flexible portion is limited or prevented, such that when the module is mounted within the channel, removal of the module is inhibited.