Handle apparatus for a manual motor

A handle apparatus of a motor starter, the handle apparatus comprising:

• a rotary handle mounted for movement between ON and OFF positions to control the ON and OFF operations of the motor starter;
• an interlocking member coupled to said rotary handle and configured to be rotated in accordance with rotation of the rotary handle, the interlocking member having a first gear segment at a periphery of the interlocking member;
• a driving lever having a second gear segment provided at a periphery of the driving lever, said second gear configured to receive motion from said first gear of said interlocking member, said driving lever having a pin slot, said pin slot rotating with said driving lever;
• a control lever having a sliding pin extending substantially transverse to a surface of said control lever, said sliding pin being configured to be received in said pin slot of said driving lever,
• wherein a rotational driving force is transmitted from said driving lever to said control lever, said sliding pin being positioned at an intermediate location of said pin slot when said rotary handle is in the ON position and positioned adjacent an extremity of said pin slot when said rotary handle is in the OFF position.