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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2012
Andrew L. Van Fossen, Bloomington, IL (US);
Jeffrey L. Johnson, Lincoln, IL (US);
David R. Welsh, Orlando, FL (US);
Matthew D. Occhipinti, East Peoria, IL (US);
James L. Gehlbach, Lincoln, IL (US);
Andrew L. Van Fossen, Bloomington, IL (US);
Jeffrey L. Johnson, Lincoln, IL (US);
David R. Welsh, Orlando, FL (US);
Matthew D. Occhipinti, East Peoria, IL (US);
James L. Gehlbach, Lincoln, IL (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An enclosed metering and protective electrical apparatus includes an enclosure, a meter socket within the enclosure structured to input a power circuit and to engage a power meter, and a circuit interrupter within the enclosure including an operating handle and a trip mechanism. The circuit interrupter is structured to output the power circuit from the meter socket to a load and to interrupt the power circuit. A neutral current sensor within the enclosure is structured to detect a ground fault operatively associated with the power circuit and responsively cause the trip mechanism of the circuit interrupter to interrupt the power circuit. A disconnect handle substantially external to the enclosure includes linkage extending within the enclosure and cooperating with the operating handle of the circuit interrupter to open and close the circuit interrupter.