Circuit breaker assembly and actuating mechanism

Claim 1

A CIRCUIT BREAKER ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A PAIR OF ELECTRICAL CONTACTS, ONE OF WHICH IS MOVABLE INTO AND OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE OTHER OF THE CONTACTS; A LINKAGE ASSEMBLY COUPLED WITH THE MOVABLE CONTACT AND MOVABLE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS FOR MOVING THE MOVABLE CONTACT INTO AND OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE OTHER CONTACT; AN ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATING MECHANISM ENGAGEABLE WITH A PORTION OF THE LINKAGE ASSEMBLY FOR EFFECTING MOVEMENT OF THE LINKAGE ASSEMBLY BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS; A COVER MEMBER ON THE ASSEMBLY HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN TO PERMIT ACCESS TO THE LINKAGE ASSEMBLY; A PUSH-BUTTON OPERATED MEANS MOUNTED ON THE COVER MEMBR AND RECOPROCALLY MOVABLE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE LINKAGE ASSEMBLY AND HAVING A SLOT FORMED IN A PORTION THEREOF; A PIN MOUNTED ON THE COVER MEMBER AND ABOUT WHICH THE SLOT RIDES WHEN THE PUSH-BUTTON MEANS MOES RECIPROCALLY; A BELL CRANK MOUNTED ON THE PIN AND ENGAGEABLE WITH THE PUSH-BUTTON MEASN FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT THE PIN WHEN THE PUSH-BUTTON MEANS MOVES RECIPROCALLY; FIRST AND SECOND LEVER ARMS ON THE BELL CRANK, ONE OF WHICH IS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE PUSH-BUTTON MEANS AND THE OTHER OF WHICH IS RECEIVED IN A RECESS IN A PORTION OF THE CONNECTING LINK; A CONNECTING LINK, ONE END OF WHICH IS COUPLED WITH THE LINKAGE ASSEMBLY AND THE OTHER END OF WHICH IS COUPLED WITH THE BELL CRANK WHEREBY PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF THE BELL CRANK RESULTS IN MOVEMENT OF THE LINKAGE ASSEMBLY BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS TO EFFECT CONTACT ENGAGEMENT AND DISENGAGEMENT; THE CONNECTING LINK BEING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE PIN AND INCLUDING A SLOT FOR RECEIVING A PORTION OF THE BELL CRANK WHEREBY THE BELL CRANK IS SECURED TO THE CONNECTING LINK BY THE CONNECTING LINK SLOT, THE RECESS AND THE PIN TO EFFECT INTEGRAL MOVEMENT OF THE CONNECTING LINK WITH THE BELL CRANK.