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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2006
Filed:
May. 24, 2004
Michael P. Puskar, Carnegie, PA (US);
Thomas A. Whitaker, N. Huntingdon, PA (US);
Harry J. Carlino, Export, PA (US);
Todd M. Shaak, Presto, PA (US);
Michael P. Puskar, Carnegie, PA (US);
Thomas A. Whitaker, N. Huntingdon, PA (US);
Harry J. Carlino, Export, PA (US);
Todd M. Shaak, Presto, PA (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A rotating display device displays a value in a variable viewing orientation. The value is received from an electrical apparatus, such as a circuit breaker, having a first port. The rotating display device includes a housing having a first side and a second side, a display disposed on the first side of the housing, a rotating assembly disposed on the second side, and a second port for receiving the value from the first port of the electrical apparatus. The second port communicates with the display and is coupled to the rotating assembly in order to permit the display to rotate. The rotating assembly permits the rotating display device to rotate in the plane of the surface of the circuit breaker on which it is mounted, thereby permitting the display to be quickly and accurately viewed and interpreted regardless of the orientation of the surface to which it is coupled.