Enclosed metering and protective electrical apparatus including an external disconnect handle

An enclosed metering and protective electrical apparatus comprising:

• an enclosure;
• a meter socket within said enclosure, said meter socket being structured to input a power circuit and to engage a power meter;
• a circuit interrupter within said enclosure, said circuit interrupter comprising an operating handle and a trip mechanism, said circuit interrupter being structured to output the power circuit from said meter socket to a load and to interrupt the power circuit;
• a neutral current sensor within said enclosure, said neutral current sensor being structured to detect a ground fault operatively associated with the power circuit and responsively cause the trip mechanism of said circuit interrupter to interrupt the power circuit;
• and
• a disconnect handle substantially external to said enclosure, said disconnect handle comprising a linkage extending within said enclosure, said linkage cooperating with the operating handle of said circuit interrupter to open and close said circuit interrupter,
• wherein said disconnect handle comprises a securing mechanism, an elongated handle member having a number of first holes, and a handle shroud having a number of second holes;
• wherein a number of the number of second holes is structured to align with a number of the number of first holes in a number of different positions of said elongated handle member;
• and wherein said securing mechanism is structured to secure said elongated handle member in one of said number of different positions.