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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1999
Parker A Bollinger, Jr, Stone Mountain, GA (US);
Paul D Reagan, Grayson, GA (US);
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
A motor operated stored energy assembly for use with a circuit breaker assembly having a light pipe indicator assembly for indicating a status of the stored energy assembly, the motor operated stored energy assembly comprising a housing assembly; a movable element having at least two positions so that each of the positions corresponds to a state of the motor operated stored energy assembly, wherein each of the positions has a corresponding shading indicator; at least one light pipe mounted with respect to the housing assembly so that a first end of the light pipe faces the shading indicator and a second end opposite to the first end faces outwardly with respect to the housing assembly so that the light pipe indicates the shading indicator corresponding to a position of the movable element.