Actuator for remotely operated circuit breakers
AssigneeCooper Industries, Inc.
InventorsClifford Randy Helmer, Lawrence Carl Lindsey
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Abstract
A circuit breaker panelbox includes a circuit breaker receiving area for receiving a plurality of circuit breakers; a sliding arm for each of the plurality of circuit breakers, each of the sliding arms including a device for engaging a toggle switch of the respective circuit breaker; a frame for supporting the sliding arms such that the sliding arms can slide with respect to their respective circuit breakers; first and second contacts on each of the sliding arms at spaced locations; and an actuator for each of the sliding arms, the actuator including a device for contacting one of the first and second contacts of the respective sliding arm in order to actuate the respective circuit breaker.
Claims14
An actuator for a circuit breaker, comprising:
- a sliding arm having means for engaging a toggle switch of the circuit breaker;
- a frame for supporting the sliding arm such that the sliding arm can slide with respect to the circuit breaker;
- at least two contacts on the sliding arm at spaced locations;
- and
- actuating means for contacting only one of the at least two contacts in order to actuate the circuit breaker.
A circuit breaker panel box, comprising:
- a circuit breaker receiving area for receiving a plurality of circuit breakers;
- a sliding arm for each of the plurality of circuit breakers, each of the sliding arms including means for engaging a toggle switch of a respective circuit breaker;
- a frame for supporting the sliding arms such that the sliding arms can slide with respect to their respective circuit breakers;
- first and second contacts on each of the sliding arms at spaced locations;
- and
- an actuator for each of the sliding arms, the actuator including means for contacting one of the first and second contacts of the respective sliding arm in order to actuate the respective circuit breaker.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.