Rotary motion switching apparatus usable with circuit interrupter

A rotary motion switching apparatus that is usable with a number of circuit interrupters, each circuit interrupter of the number of circuit interrupters having a housing and further having a switch situated on the housing, the rotary motion switching apparatus comprising:

• a base;
• an attachment system situated on the base, the attachment system comprising a number of connectors that are structured to engage a housing of a circuit interrupter of the number of circuit interrupters to affix the base to the housing;
• a crank apparatus situated on the base, the crank apparatus comprising a first portion, a second portion, and a third 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;
• the third portion being connected with the first portion and moving with the first portion between the first and second orientations, the third portion being movable with respect to the first portion in a direction transverse to the axis of rotation, the third portion being structured to be connected with a shaft that has a handle situated thereon;
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• the second portion having a number of lugs that are structured to engage a switch of a circuit interrupter of the number of circuit interrupters 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.