Temperature compensated circuit breakers

Claim 1

A CIRCUIT BREAKER INCLUDING FIXED CONTACT AND A MOVABLE CONTACT, ACTUATING MEANS FOR THE MOVABLE CONTACT INCLUDING A SPRING AND A RELEASABLE MEMBER FOR OPENING SAID CONTACTS AND A TRIP MECHANISM NORMALLY PREVENTING SUCH CONTACT OPENING, SAID TRIP MECHANISM INCLUDING A CURRENT-RESPONSIVE BIMETAL AND AN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE COMPENSATING BIMETAL HAVING A ONE-WAY DRIVING MECHANICAL CONNECTION THEREBETWEEN, ONE OF SAID BIMETALS CONSTITUTING A LATCH FOR SAID RELEASABLE MEMBER, THE OTHER OF SAID BIMETALS HAVING A FIXED SUPPORT, AND AN ELECTROMAGNET AND ARMATURE BOTH MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT TOGETHER WITH THE THERMALLY MOVED END OF ONE OF SAID BIMETALS AND INTERPOSED TO ACT BETWEEN SAID BIMETALS, SAID MECHANICAL CONNECTION INCLUDING MEANS TO FIX THE MAXIMUM SPACING BETWEEN SAID ARMATURE AND SAID ELECTROMAGNET.