Claims
- 1. A method for providing a circuit breaker assembly comprising the steps of:
- arranging a contact spring and a lower link on a movable contact arm containing a movable contact to form a contact arm sub-assembly;
- arranging an upper link, cradle and latch unit within a side frame to form an operating mechanism subassembly;
- arranging a handle support yoke over said operating mechanism subassembly; and
- connecting an operating spring between said lower link and said handle support yoke for connecting said operating mechanism subassembly to said contact arm subassembly.
- 2. The method of claim 1 including the steps of:
- arranging a primary latch on a first pivot connecting between a pair of side frames;
- arranging a secondary latch on a second pivot proximate said primary latch on said side frame to form said latch unit.
- 3. The method of claim 1 including the step of arranging said first pivot within a slot in said primary latch for allowing said primary latch to translate between a first and second position.
- 4. The method of claim 1 including the steps of:
- forming said primary latch from a die rolled planar metal surface;
- forming said secondary latch from a die rolled planar metal surface; and
- orienting said primary and secondary latches so that the die rolled surfaces on both said latches abuttingly face each other.
- 5. The method of claim 1 including the step of biasing said primary latch is biased away from a trip mechanism trip bar by means of a latch spring.
- 6. The method of claim 1 wherein said operating spring is assembled by inserting an end of said operating spring along the outside of said support yoke within a hole in said support yoke.
- 7. The method of claim 6 wherein said operating spring is assembled in an unstressed condition.
- 8. The method of claim 1 wherein said contact spring is assembled by inserting an end of said contact spring within a slot in said contact arm.
- 9. The method of claim 8 wherein said contact spring is assembled in an unstressed condition.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 718,409 filed Apr. 1, 1985, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,622,530 which is a continuation-in-part of co-pending Ser. No. 500,643 filed June 2, 1983, now abandoned.
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Divisions (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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