Current-limiting electric circuit breaker

Claim 1

A CURRENT-LIMITING ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKER COMPRISING: (A) A SUPPORT; (B) AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF RELATIVELY MOVABLE CONTACTS SUPPORTED ON SAID SUPPORT; (C) CONTACT OPERATING MEANS SUPPORTED ON SAID SUPPORT; (D) CONNECTING MEANS CONNECTING SAID CONTACT OPERATING MEANS TO SAID RELATIVELY MOVABLE CONTACTS FOR OPERATING SAID CONTACTS BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED CIRCUIT POSITIONS; (E) SAID CONNECTING MEANS COMPRISING A DRIVING MEMBER OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID CONTACT OPERATING MEANS AND A DRIVEN MEMBER OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID RELATIVELY MOVABLE CONTACTS; (F) MEANS RELEASABLY INTERCONNECTING SAID DRIVING AND DRIVEN MEMBERS COMPRISING DETENT MEANS CARRIED BY ONE OF SAID DRIVING AND DRIVEN MEMBERS AND LATCHING MEANS CONNECTED TO THE OTHER OF SAID DRIVING AND DRIVEN MEMBERS, SAID LATCHING MEAND HAVING A PORTION ENGAGING SAID DETENT MEANS WHEN SAID LATCHING MEANS IS IN A PREDETERMINED NORMAL POSITION; (G) A PIVOT PIN SUPPORTING SAID LATCHING MEANS FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT AWAY FROM SAID NORMAL POSITION UPON THE EXERTION OF PREDETERMINED FORCE EXERTED ON SAID DRIVEN MEMBER IN CONTACT-OPENING DIRECTION SAID PIVOT PIN BEING FIXED WITH RESPECT TO BOTH SAID DRIVING AND DRIVEN MEMBERS, AND (H) CURRENT RESPONSIVE MEANS FOR EXERTING SAID PREDETERMINED FORCE ON SAID DRIVEN MEMBER IN CONTACT OPENING DIRECTION UPON THE OCCURENCE OF PREDETERMINED CURRENT CONDITIONS THROUGH SAID CONTACTS, SAID LATCHING MEANS MOVING OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID DETENT MEANS UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF SAID PREDETERMINED FORCE AND PERMITTING MOVEMENT OF SAID DRIVEN MEMBER IN CONTACT OPENING DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID CONTACT OPERATING MEANS.