Circuit breaker having a thermoresponsive element with two leg portions and reset button for camming said leg portions

Claim 1

AN ELECTRIC SWITCH COMPRISING: (A) AN ELECTRICAL INSULATING SUPPORT; (B) AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE THERMORESPONSIVE ELEMENT HAVING TWO LEG PORTIONS; (C) A BRACKET MOUNTING SAID ELEMENT ON SAID SUPPORT AND ADAPTED TO SQUEEZE SAID LEG PORTIONS TOWARD ONE ANOTHER FORMING A SNAP ACTING ELEMENT SNAPABLE FROM ONE POSITION TO A SECOND POSITION; (D) A FIXED CONTACT MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT; (E) A CONTACT MOUNTED ON SAID ELEMENT REMOTE FROM SAID BRACKET AND MOVABLE INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FIXED CONTACT WHEN SAID ELEMENT IS IN SAID FIRST POSITION AND OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FIXED CONTACT WHEN SAID SECOND ELEMENT IS IN SAID SECOND POSITION WHEREBY AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT CAN BE CLOSED OR OPENED; (F) A RESET BUTTON EXTENDING THROUGH A PORTION OF SAID SUPPORT AND HAVING A CAM SURFACE, SAID BUTTON SLIDABLE ON SAID SUPPORT BETWEEN AN INACTIVE POSITION AND A RESET POSITION WHERE SAID CAM SURFACE CONTACTS AND CAMS SAID LEG PORTIONS WHEN SAID ELEMENT IS IN SAID SECOND POSITION; AND (G) BIASING MEANS URGING SAID BUTTON TOWARD SAID INACTIVE POSITION.