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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2008
Justin Thomas Billard, Amston, CT (US);
Dean Arthur Robarge, Southington, CT (US);
Robert Joseph Caggiano, Wolcott, CT (US);
Justin Thomas Billard, Amston, CT (US);
Dean Arthur Robarge, Southington, CT (US);
Robert Joseph Caggiano, Wolcott, CT (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an interlock system in combination with an enclosure, including: the enclosure having a base and a door that define an interior; a rotary handle attached to the door; a disconnect switch disposed in the interior of the enclosure and including a shaft extending toward an exterior of the enclosure in a direction toward the door; a first interlocking member attached to the door and extending toward an interior of the enclosure; and a second interlocking member attached to the shaft. The handle is configured to engage the shaft when the door is closed and rotate the shaft to move the disconnect switch between an on position and an off position. The second interlocking member is configured to engage and interlock with the first interlocking member when the door is closed and the disconnect switch is in the on position.