Rotary motion switching apparatus usable with circuit interrupter

A rotary motion switching apparatus that is usable with a circuit interrupter, the circuit interrupter having a housing, a switch situated on the housing, and at least a first opening formed in the housing, the rotary motion switching apparatus comprising:

• a base;
• an attachment system situated on the base, the attachment system comprising at least a first connector that is elongated, the at least first connector being structured to be at least partially received in the at least a first opening and being further structured to engage the housing within the at least first opening to resist removal of the at least first connector from the at least first opening and to affix the base to the housing;
• a crank apparatus situated on the base, the crank apparatus comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being pivotable about an axis of rotation between a first orientation and a second orientation, the first portion and the second portion being engaged with one another at a location spaced from the axis of rotation, at least a part of the second portion being translatable along a movement axis between a first position and a second position, the first portion being in the first orientation when the at least part of the second portion is in the first position, the first portion being in the second orientation when the at least part of the second portion is in the second position;
• and
• the second portion having a number of lugs that are structured to engage the switch and to move the switch between a first state and a second state, the at least part of the second portion being structured to be in the first position when the switch is in the first state, the at least part of the second portion being structured to be in the second position when the switch is in the second state.