Circuit breaker handle assembly with improved force transfer characteristics

Claim 1

A CIRCUIT BREAKER UNIT, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, AN OPERATING HANDLE ASSEMBLY AND A CIRCUIT BREAKER OPERATING MECHANISM CONNECTED THERETO; SAID OPERATING MECHANISM HAVING A CRADLE MEMBER; SAID CRADLE MEMBER MOVABLE BETWEEN ITS OPERATING CONDITIONS BY SAID HANDLE ASSEMBLY; HIGH ENERGY BIASING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID CRADLE MEMBER FOR EXERTING SUBSTANTIAL FORCES DURING AT LEAST PORTIONS OF SAID MOVEMENT; SAID ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A HANDLE MEMBER HAVING A BASE PORTION AND A PROJECTING HANDLE PORTION INTEGRAL THEREWITH; SAID PROJECTING HANDLE BEING ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER COVER, AT LEAST ONE PROJECTING PIN EXTENDING FROM SAID CRADLE MEMBER, SAID BASE PORTION HAVING AT LEAST ONE RECESS; SAID RECESS SAID PROJECTING PIN; SAID PROJECTING PIN AND SAID RECESS DIMENSIONED TO FIXEDLY SECURE SAID HANDLE TO SAID OPERATING MECHANISM AND TRANSFER SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE STRAIN IMPOSED UPON SAID OPERATING HANDLE BY SAID SUBSTANTIAL FORCES DURING OPERATING THEREOF TO SAID OPERATING MECHANISM.