US 7,592,555 B2
	Retention arrangement for a circuit interrupter
Jorge R. Montante, Cicero, Ill. (US); Michael G. Ennis, Evanston, Ill. (US); and Mark W. Stavnes, Mount Prospect, Ill. (US)
Assigned to S&C Electric Company, Chicago, Ill. (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/643,182.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/755943, filed on Jan. 03, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2007/0210891 A1, Sep. 13, 2007
Int. Cl. H01H 9/20 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 200—50.01  [335/167; 337/174]

5 Claims

1. A retention arrangement for a mounting for a circuit interrupter having spaced apart first and second contacts, the mounting having a pair of fixedly mounted contacts having resilient characteristics providing contact force when the first and second contacts of the circuit interrupter are engaged with the mounting, at least one latch at one of the fixedly mounted contacts that is engageable for movement from a holding position to a latch release position to release a latch holding force on one of the contacts of the circuit interrupter, the retention arrangement comprising an actuating arm that maintains the at least one latch in the latch release position and that is contacted by a first portion of the circuit interrupter upon installation thereof so as to release the at least one latch to move from the latch release position to the holding position, the actuating arm including an extending member that engages a cooperating portion of the at least one latch to hold the at least one latch in the holding position until the at least one latch is moved out of the holding position by manipulation thereof.