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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:
Feb. 22, 2000
Filed:
May. 02, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stuart R Akers, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Power Transmission & Distribution, Inc., Wendell, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ; H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200 5026 ; 200 5021 ; 200 5024 ;
Abstract
A lockable circuit breaker racking mechanism is provided with a breaker type detection mechanism preventing locking and removal of the key unless the correct breaker type has been installed. The same locking mechanism can also be used to secure the racking mechanism in the trip-free position.