US 12,033,823 B2
Circuit breakers
Chad R. Mittelstadt, Andover, MA (US); Austin Derby, Andover, MA (US); and Salaheddine Faik, Andover, MA (US)
Assigned to Schneider Electric USA, Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed by Schneider Electric USA, Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/563,946.
Prior Publication US 2023/0207244 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. H01H 71/02 (2006.01); H01H 71/50 (2006.01)
CPC H01H 71/0207 (2013.01) [H01H 71/505 (2013.01); H01H 2071/508 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A circuit breaker, comprising:
a moveable blade having an electrical contact thereon or attached thereto and configured to make contact with a fixed electrical contact in a closed position, and to be separated from the fixed electrical contact in an open position, wherein the blade is biased to the closed position;
a kicker lever having or connected to a kicker, wherein the kicker is configured to contact the blade to move the blade to the open position, wherein the kicker lever is configured to move the kicker to move blade to the open position;
a slider configured to linearly move between at least a first position and a second position, wherein the slider is shaped to contact and move the kicker lever in a first direction toward the first position to consequently move the blade to the open position, wherein the slider is configured to move in a second direction away from the kicker lever toward the second position; and
a catch lever configured to catch and hold the kicker lever to prevent the kicker lever from allowing the blade to move toward the closed position, wherein the slider is configured to separate from the kicker lever in the second direction when the kicker lever is engaged to the catch lever, wherein the slider is configured to contact the catch lever to move the catch lever to disengage the catch lever from the kicker lever after the slider has separated from the kicker lever in the second direction to allow the kicker lever and the kicker to snap release the blade to allow snap closing of the electrical contact to the fixed electrical contact.