Controlled switching apparatus

Controlled switching apparatus including a circuit breaker section and a remotely controllable operator section;

• said circuit breaker section including a set of cooperating contacts, trip-free spring powered operating means operatively connected to said contacts, said operating means including a manually movable operating member for selectively opening and closing said contacts, said operating member being oscillatable about a first fixed pivot as a center, fault responsive trip means operatively connected to said operating means for automatic activation thereof to open said contacts upon the occurence of predetermined fault conditions;
• said operator section including a rocker mounted on a second fixed pivot, a single remotely operated electrically energized unidirectional actuator operatively connected to said rocker to oscillate the latter about said second pivot as a center;
• said first and second pivots being axially aligned;
• and connecting means joining said operating member to said rocker for simultaneous operation whereby motion of said rocker controlled by actuation of said actuator is effective to move said operating member for both opening and closing said contacts.