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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
May. 16, 2005
Patrick W. Mills, Bradenton, FL (US);
Kevin D. Gonyea, Bradenton, FL (US);
Richard G. Benshoff, Sarasota, FL (US);
Patrick W. Mills, Bradenton, FL (US);
Kevin D. Gonyea, Bradenton, FL (US);
Richard G. Benshoff, Sarasota, FL (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An electrical switching apparatus, such as an aircraft circuit breaker or an aerospace circuit breaker, is for a corresponding aircraft or aerospace panel including a first aperture and a second aperture. The circuit breaker includes a status, such as a health status or trip status, a housing adapted to be coupled to the panel, separable contacts and an operating mechanism adapted to open and close the separable contacts. The operating mechanism includes an operating handle adapted to pass through the first panel aperture and a light indicator adapted to be disposed through the second panel aperture to indicate the status of the circuit breaker.