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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Stephen William Oneufer, Fayetteville, NC (US);
Edgar Yee, Fayetteville, NC (US);
Robert Allan Morris, Fayetteville, NC (US);
Daniel Boyd Kroushl, Clayton, NC (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/28 (2006.01); H01H 71/56 (2006.01); H01H 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/281 (2013.01); H01H 9/282 (2013.01); H01H 71/56 (2013.01); H01H 9/161 (2013.01); H01H 2071/565 (2013.01); H01H 2219/036 (2013.01); H01H 2219/0621 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disconnect operating handles for circuit breakers are configured with a rotary handle attached to an inwardly oriented shaft that connects to a gear assembly that translates rotational input to linear input. The disconnect operating handles include pivoting lockout levers that can automatically 'pop' out to expose the lockout space for a padlock when a user touches the lever in an appropriate location.