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US 2012/0055766 A1Published application
Circuit Breaker Operating Device
AssigneeInolect, LLC
InventorsChester Levi Greer, Joshua Allen Norton
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Abstract
A device is provided for remotely racking circuit breakers and contactors that are housed within a housing structure, such as a circuit breaker cell or switchgear cabinet.
Claims6
A device for remotely connecting and disconnecting a circuit breaker or contactor from a cell housing, the device comprising:
- a. a base;
- b. at least two wheels attached to the base;
- c. a vertical support attached to the base;
- d. an intermediate structural support engaged in a low friction substantially vertical sliding relationship with the vertical support;
- e. an actuator;
- f. a motor arranged to engage a circuit breaker;
- g. a motor mount structure with a means for supporting the motor and a means for moving the motor forward and backward along the horizontal axis with respect to the vertical support;
- h. an actuator attached to the base capable of moving the intermediate structural relative to the base;
- i. a controller capable of directing the motion of the actuator and the motor;
- and
- j. a control station capable of directing the actions of the controller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.