(19)
(11) EP 1 643 527 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.07.2007 Bulletin 2007/30

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/14

(21) Application number: 05021450.1

(22) Date of filing: 30.09.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01H 71/46(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 01.10.2004 US 615446 P

(71) Applicant: Eaton Corporation
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2584 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Little, David Edward
    Midland, PA 15059 Beaver (US)
  • Parks, David Allen
    Baden, PA 15005 Beaver (US)
  • Turner, David Curtis
    Imperial, PA 15126 Allegheny (US)
  • Bogdon, Erik Russell
    Carnegie, PA 15106 Allegheny (US)
  • Martelli, Dominic Patrick
    McKees Rocks, PA 15136 Allegheny (US)
  • Trax, James Alan
    Oakdale, PA 15071 Allegheny (US)

(74) Representative: Emde, Eric 
Wagner & Geyer, Gewürzmühlstrasse 5
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


(54) Actuator for auxiliary switch and circuit breaker incorporating the same


(57) A U-shaped accessory actuator clip that snaps onto the crossbar (39) of a multipole circuit breaker is integrally molded of a compliant material with a flexible finger (69) that actuates/deactuates an accessory, such as an auxiliary switch, as the contacts of the breaker close and open.





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