Electrical circuit breaker having an insulation displacement connector assembly

Abstract

An electrical circuit breaker (12) for mounting in an electrical distribution panel (10) comprises a dielectric housing (14) having a switch mechanism compartment (20) and an insulation-displacement connector assembly compartment (24), an electrical contact (48) on the housing for electrical connector to an electrical bus member in the electrical distribution panel, a temperature-sensitive switch mechanism (22) in the switch mechanism compartment and having a spring-biased contact (44) electrically connectable with the electrical contact, and an insulation-displacement connector assembly (26) in the insulation-displacement connector assembly compartment including an insulation-displacement contact (26a) electrically connected to the temperature-sensitive switch mechanism and for electrically connecting an insulated electrical wire thereto and an insulated movable actuator (26b) mounted in the housing for moving the insulated electrical wire from a wire-receiving position in the insulation-displacement contact to an electrical-connection position therein.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.