Variable Depth Circuit Interrupter Assembly With Interlock

A circuit interrupter assembly structured to be connected with an electrical circuit and comprising:

• a cabinet having a cabinet body and a door apparatus, the cabinet body having at least first wall, the door apparatus being situated on the at least first wall and being movable between a closed position and an open position, the cabinet further having an interior region situated adjacent the at least first wall and adjacent the door apparatus in the closed position;
• a circuit interrupter situated substantially entirely within the interior region, the circuit interrupter being structured to be electrically connected with the electrical circuit and being further structured to control the flow of current through at least a portion of the electrical circuit, the circuit interrupter comprising a mechanism that is structured to be movable to switch the circuit interrupter between an OFF condition and an ON condition;
• a motion transfer apparatus structured to be cooperable with the door apparatus, the motion transfer apparatus comprising a transmission device that extends flexibly between the door apparatus in the closed position and the circuit interrupter, the transmission device being movable between a first position and a second position, the transmission device being in the first position when the door apparatus is in its open position, the transmission device being in the second position when the door apparatus is in its closed position;
• the mechanism comprising an interlock that is cooperable with the transmission device and which, in the first position of the transmission device, is structured to resist at least one of:
• movement of the circuit interrupter from the ON condition to the OFF condition, and
• movement of the circuit interrupter from the OFF condition to the ON condition;
• and
• the interlock in the second position of the transmission device being structured to permit movement of the circuit interrupter between the ON and OFF conditions.