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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2016
Martek Limited, Charleston, WV (US);
Charles Mark McClung, Elkview, WV (US);
Russell Richard Safreed, III, Saint Albans, WV (US);
MARTEK LIMITED, Charleston, WV (US);
Abstract
A portable actuator system enables the remote operation of electrical disconnect switches with a portable actuator device that is temporarily installed at the disconnect switch location. An embodiment, among others, of the portable actuator device has an electric motor having a drive shaft that can be controlled to rotate about a longitudinal axis. The actuator device also has elongated movable first and second arms that are controlled by the drive shaft. The first arm engages and moves the disconnect handle in a first rotational direction so that the disconnect handle is switched to the open position. The second arm engages and moves the disconnect handle in a second rotational direction so that the disconnect handle is switched to the closed position.