Lever assembly for a control device

A control device for reversibly inserting into a cell of a center for controlling electrical service, the center having a plurality of terminals and a post extending perpendicularly into the cell, the device comprising:

• a frame having a plurality of cross-members;
• a plurality of terminals extending from a rear portion of the device, the terminals adapted to mate with corresponding terminals extending from the cell of the control center;
• a lever assembly including:
• a left hand lever;
• a right hand lever;
• and
• a fastener securing the levers to one of the cross-members such that the levers engage the post as the device is inserted in the cell;
• each lever includes:
• a generally flat elongated shape,
• a pivot hole positioned towards one end of each lever, the pivot hole receiving the fastener therethrough and each lever rotatable about the fastener,
• an open-ended slot extending from one end of each lever towards the pivot hole, the slot engaging the post in the control center simultaneously and from an opposed direction from the slot of the other lever, the length of the open-ended slot being adapted to pull the post therethrough until the control device is fully inserted within the cell, and
• means for manually rotating each lever about the pivot hole, the rotating means connecting to the end of each lever opposite the open end of the slot.

A center for controlling electrical service with at least one control device the center comprising:

• a partially enclosed framework;
• at least one cell defined in the framework for receiving the control device;
• a plurality of terminals extending from a rear portion of the cell;
• a post connected to the framework and extending perpendicularly into the cell;
• a control device including a frame having a plurality of cross-members and a plurality of terminals extending from the rear portion of the device in a corresponding position to mate with the cell terminals;
• and
• a lever assembly including:
• a left hand lever;
• a right hand lever;
• and
• a fastener securing the levers to one of the cross-members such that the levers engage the post as the device is inserted in the cell;
• each lever includes:
• a generally flat elongated shape,
• a pivot hole positioned towards one end of each lever, the pivot hole receiving the fastener therethrough and each lever rotatable about the fastener,
• an open-ended slot extending from one end of each lever towards the pivot hole, the slot engaging the post in the control center simultaneously and from an opposed direction from the slot of the other lever, the length of the open-ended slot being adapted to pull the post therethrough until the control device is fully inserted within the cell, and
• means for manually rotating each lever about the pivot hole, the rotating means connecting to the end of each lever opposite the open end of the slot.