Cover mounted handle operating mechanism with integrated interlock assembly for a busplug enclosure

An electrical disconnect system comprising:

• a busplug enclosure including a body member having a plurality of wall members that collectively define an interior chamber provided with an opening, the body member including a line portion and a load portion;
• an electrical disconnect arranged within the interior chamber, the electrical disconnect including a switching mechanism that is configured to pivot about a first axis between a first position and a second position;
• a cover assembly mounted to the body member across the opening, the cover member including a first cover portion spanning the line portion and a second cover member spanning the load portion;
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• a handle operating mechanism mounted to the cover assembly, the handle operating mechanism including a handle member configured to rotate about a second axis extending through the cover assembly, a cam member and a slider member, the handle member being operatively coupled to a cam member and a slider member, the slider member being configured to operatively engage with the electrical disconnect, to shift the switching mechanism between the first position and the second position.

A method of operating an electrical disconnect housed in a busplug enclosure having a cover and a handle member mounted to the cover, the method comprising:

• rotating a handle member about a first axis that extends through a cover assembly from a first position to a second position;
• rotating a cam member operatively coupled to the handle member about the first axis;
• shifting a slider member operatively coupled to the cam member along a second axis, the second axis extending substantially perpendicularly relative to the first axis;
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• moving a handle operating mechanism operatively coupled to the slider member from one of a connect position and a disconnect position to another of a connect position and a disconnect position.