CH BR series breaker

[John120/240]

I just today ran across a two pole 40 amp CH BR breaker. It had two
indivual breaker handles. looks like 2 single poles breakers glued
together.

What is the intended use of such a breaker without a common trip handle ?
Thank You

 

[PetrosA]

If the two 40s were riveted together, it means that someone, for some reason, took the handle tie off. I think that's allowed (although not commonly seen) as long as you're not using the split breakers to feed a 220V load or MWBC. I did it once in a bolt down panel that had a bad 30A single pole breaker which no supply house in a 50 mile radius had in stock. I just labeled the other one "Spare"

 

[LarryFine]

I just today ran across a two pole 40 amp CH BR breaker. It had two
indivual breaker handles. looks like 2 single poles breakers glued
together.

What is the intended use of such a breaker without a common trip handle ?
Thank You

If the printing on both breaker bodies is identical, then someone actually glued two 1p breakers together. Otherwise, it's what they said: a 2p minus the handle.

They'll still trip together, due to the internal-common-trip link, but the handle assures simultaneous manual operation. Both are NEC requirements.