Abstract:
A circuit breaker for a distribution transformer characterized by a housing including a molded portion of insulating material and another portion of metal, a stationary contact on said molded housing portion, a bimetal element having one end mounted in said other housing portion and having a flanged portion at the other end, a trip arm spaced from the bimetal element and composed of a magnetically permeable material attractable to the bimetal element at a designated current load, the trip arm being pivotally mounted on said other housing portion and having a flange. The circuit breaker also comprises a movable switch arm having at one end a contact for cooperation with the stationary contact and the other end being detachably engageable with the flange, guide means on the molded housing portion, a toggle link operatively connected to the switch arm and movable along said guide means, a latch pivotally mounted in the channel to effect release of the trip arm when the bimetal element is actuated, and manual means connected to said toggle link for moving the contacts to the open position.