Claims
- 1. A circuit breaker comprising:a base; a cover attached to said base; an operating mechanism arranged within said base; a first rotor assembly within said case and interconnecting with said operating mechanism, said rotor assembly comprising: a circular rotor having a rotor aperture through a central portion thereof; a first moveable contact arm having a contact aperture through a central portion thereof; a second moveable contact arm having a contact aperture through a central portion thereof, said second moveable contact arm being adjoined to said first moveable contact arm such that said first moveable contact aperture is coaxial with said second moveable contact arm aperture; a pivot pin extending through said rotor aperture and said first contact arm contact aperture for allowing rotation of said first contact arm with respect to said rotor; and a first linkage having a first and second end, said linkage being pivotally attached to said first contact arm at said first end and connected to said rotor at an second end.
- 2. The circuit breaker of claim 1 including a first moveable contact attached to an end of said first contact arm.
- 3. The circuit breaker of claim 2 wherein said moveable contact is also attached to said second contact arm.
- 4. The circuit breaker of claim 3 wherein said first contact arm has a first slot adjacent to said first contact arm contact aperture and lying in the plane of rotation of said first contact arm, said first linkage attached to said first contact arm and positioned within said first slot.
- 5. The circuit breaker of claim 4 wherein said first contact arm has a second slot adjacent to said first contact arm contact aperture and opposite said first slot.
- 6. The circuit breaker of claim 5 further comprising:a second linkage having a first and second end, said second linkage being pivotally attached to said first contact arm at said first end and positioned within said second slot and connected to said rotor at said second end.
- 7. The circuit breaker of claim 6 further including a first spring on a one side of said rotor and a first pair of pins attaching said first contact arm to said rotor on said one side.
- 8. The circuit breaker of claim 7 further including a second spring on a opposite side of said rotor, said first pair of pins attaching said first contact arm to said rotor on said opposite side.
- 9. The circuit breaker of claim 8 wherein one of said first pair of pins further extends through said first linkage.
- 10. The circuit breaker of claim 9 including a third spring on said one side of said rotor and a second pair of pins attaching said first contact arm to said rotor on said one side.
- 11. The circuit breaker of claim 10 including fourth spring on said opposite side of said rotor, said second pair of pins attaching said first contact arm to said rotor on said opposite side.
- 12. The circuit breaker of claim 11 wherein one of said second pair of pins further extends through said second linkage.
- 13. The circuit breaker of claim 12 wherein said first pair of pins are disposed in a first pair of opposing slots in said rotor.
- 14. The circuit breaker of claim 13 wherein said second pair of pins are disposed in a second pair of opposing slots in said rotor.
- 15. The circuit breaker of claim 14 further comprising:a second movable contact attached to said first contact arm at an end opposite said first movable contact.
- 16. The circuit breaker of claim 15 further comprising:a second rotor assembly adjoined to said first rotor assembly on a first side of said rotor assembly.
- 17. The circuit breaker of claim 16 further comprising:a third rotor assembly adjoined to said first rotor assembly on a side opposite said second rotor assembly.
- 18. The circuit breaker of claim 15 further comprising:first and second straps, said first and second straps each having a stationary contact attached thereto, said first and second straps being arranged within said base such that the first strap stationary contact has an electrical connection to said first moveable contact and said second stationary contact has an electrical connection to said second movable contact.
- 19. The circuit breaker of claim 18 wherein said operating mechanism is movable between an on and off position, said rotor assembly being arranged to move said first and second movable contacts in and out of electrical contact with the corresponding first and second stationary contact.
CROSS REFERENCE OF RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/087038, filed May 29, 1998.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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