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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1997
Clifford Randy Helmer, Fulton, NY (US);
Lawrence Carl Lindsey, Tully, NY (US);
Cooper Industries, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A circuit breaker panelbox includes a circuit breaker receiving area for receiving a plurality of circuit breakers; a sliding arm for each of the plurality of circuit breakers, each of the sliding arms including a device for engaging a toggle switch of the respective circuit breaker; a frame for supporting the sliding arms such that the sliding arms can slide with respect to their respective circuit breakers; first and second contacts on each of the sliding arms at spaced locations; and an actuator for each of the sliding arms, the actuator including a device for contacting one of the first and second contacts of the respective sliding arm in order to actuate the respective circuit breaker.