Anti-rebound latch

Claim 1

IN A CIRCUIT BREAKER COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF COOPERATING CONTACTS AND AN OPERATING MEANS FOR MOVING SAID COOPERATING CONTACTS BETWEEN DISENGAGED AND ENGAGED POSITIONS, SAID OPERATING MEANS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS, INCLUDING A MOVABLE CONTACT ARM CARRYING ONE OF SAID COOPERATING CONTACTS, A LATCHABLE CRADLE CONNECTED THERETO, SUCH THAT MOVEMENT OF THE CRADLE BETWEEN ITS LATCHED AND UNLATCHED CONDITIONS IS TRANSMITTED TO SAID MOVABLE CONTACT ARM FOR MOVEMENT THEREOF BETWEEN ITS POSITIONS, A SUPPORT MEMBER, SAID CRADLE PIVOTALLY MOUNTED TO SAID SUPPORT MEMBER AT A FIRST PIVOT AXIS FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN ITS SAID LATCHED AND UNLATCHED CONDITIONS, AN ANTI-REBOUND LATCH MECHANISM POSITIONABLE TO OPERATIVELY ENGAGE SAID CONTACT ARM WHEN IN ITS DISENGAGED POSITION AND THEREBY MAINTAIN SAID COOPERATING CONTACTS DISENGAGED, SAID ANTIREBOUND LATCH MECHANISM INCLUDING A FIRST SECTION MOUNTED TO SAID CRADLE FOR MOVEMENT THEREWITH, BETWEEN SAID CRADLE LATCHED AND UNLATCHED CONDITIONS, A SECOND SECTION INCLUDING A MEANS FOR GRASPING A COOPERATING PORTION OF SAID MOVABLE CONTACT ARM AND A LOST MOTION CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND SECTIONS, SUCH THAT RELIABLE OPERATION OF THE ANTI-REBOUND LATCH MECHANISM IS MAINTAINED WHEN SUBJECTED TO A PREDETERMINED DEGREE OF MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS OF THE OPERATING MEANS.