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Circuit breaker actuator box

Assignee: Killark Electric Manufacturing Co
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Filing: 1961-08-17
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Granted: 1965-02-23
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Expires: 1981-08-17
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Marshail G Zavertnik

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 03:19
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H23/00; H01H23/02; H01H23/12; H01H23/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 306 words
A CIRCUIT BREAKER ACTUATOR BOX FOR OPERATING A PLURALITY OF TOGGLES PROJECTING BEYOND A SIDE OF A CIRCUIT BREAKER, THE ACTUATOR BOX COMPRISING A CONTAINER LARGE ENOUGH TO RECEIVE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER, THE CONTAINER HAVING AN OPEN SIDE ADJACENT THE SIDE OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER BEYOND WHICH THE TOGGLES PROJECT, A COVER FOR CLOSING THE OPEN SIDE TO FORM AN ENCLOSURE WITH THE CONTAINER FOR THE CIRCUIT BREAKER, REMOVABLE MEANS FOR FASTENING THE COVER TO THE CONTAINER, THE COVER BEING ADJACENT TO BUT SPACED FROM THE TOGGLE WHEN THE COVER IS FASTENED TO THE CONTAINER, EACH TOGGLE BEING PIVOTAL BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS UPON THE APPLICATION OF EXTERNAL FORCES TO OPPOSITE OPERATING SIDES THEREOF, APLURALITY OF TRIP LEVER MEANS ON THE COVER TO PIVOTALLY SUPPORT TRIP LEVERS, EACH TRIP LEVER EXTENDING WITHIN THE ENCLOSURE TO A POSITION OVERLYING THE TOGGLE AND HAVING OPPOSED BEARING SURFACES ADJACENT THE OPERATING SIDES OF THE TOGGLE, A PLURALITY OF PUSH RODS EXTENDING THROUGH THE COVER, EACH ROD BEING POSITIONED ADJACENT A TRIP LEVER AND HAVING AN END IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TRIP LEVER TO PIVOT THE TRIP LEVER IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS WHEN THE ROD IS RECIPROCATED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, A PLURALITY OF PUSH LEVERS PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED BY THE COVER OUTSIDE THE ENCLOSURE, EACH PUSH LEVER HAVING ENDS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF ITS PIVOTAL SUPPORT WITH ONE END TO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PUSH ROD, WHEREBY THE PUSH ROD IS RECIPROCATED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS WHEN OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE PUSH LEVER ARE PUSHED, THE SPACE BETWEEN THE OPPOSED BEARING SURFACES ON EACH TRIP LEVER AND THE ARC THROUGH WHICH THE TRIP LEVER PIVOTS BEING SUCH AS TO PRODUCE AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT OF EACH TRIP LEVER WITH ITS TOGGLE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH TOGGLE IS IN ITS FIRST OR SECOND POSITION WHEN THE COVER IS MOUNTED ON THE OPEN SIDE OF THE CONTAINER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 306 words
A CIRCUIT BREAKER ACTUATOR BOX FOR OPERATING A PLURALITY OF TOGGLES PROJECTING BEYOND A SIDE OF A CIRCUIT BREAKER, THE ACTUATOR BOX COMPRISING A CONTAINER LARGE ENOUGH TO RECEIVE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER, THE CONTAINER HAVING AN OPEN SIDE ADJACENT THE SIDE OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER BEYOND WHICH THE TOGGLES PROJECT, A COVER FOR CLOSING THE OPEN SIDE TO FORM AN ENCLOSURE WITH THE CONTAINER FOR THE CIRCUIT BREAKER, REMOVABLE MEANS FOR FASTENING THE COVER TO THE CONTAINER, THE COVER BEING ADJACENT TO BUT SPACED FROM THE TOGGLE WHEN THE COVER IS FASTENED TO THE CONTAINER, EACH TOGGLE BEING PIVOTAL BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS UPON THE APPLICATION OF EXTERNAL FORCES TO OPPOSITE OPERATING SIDES THEREOF, APLURALITY OF TRIP LEVER MEANS ON THE COVER TO PIVOTALLY SUPPORT TRIP LEVERS, EACH TRIP LEVER EXTENDING WITHIN THE ENCLOSURE TO A POSITION OVERLYING THE TOGGLE AND HAVING OPPOSED BEARING SURFACES ADJACENT THE OPERATING SIDES OF THE TOGGLE, A PLURALITY OF PUSH RODS EXTENDING THROUGH THE COVER, EACH ROD BEING POSITIONED ADJACENT A TRIP LEVER AND HAVING AN END IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TRIP LEVER TO PIVOT THE TRIP LEVER IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS WHEN THE ROD IS RECIPROCATED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, A PLURALITY OF PUSH LEVERS PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED BY THE COVER OUTSIDE THE ENCLOSURE, EACH PUSH LEVER HAVING ENDS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF ITS PIVOTAL SUPPORT WITH ONE END TO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PUSH ROD, WHEREBY THE PUSH ROD IS RECIPROCATED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS WHEN OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE PUSH LEVER ARE PUSHED, THE SPACE BETWEEN THE OPPOSED BEARING SURFACES ON EACH TRIP LEVER AND THE ARC THROUGH WHICH THE TRIP LEVER PIVOTS BEING SUCH AS TO PRODUCE AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT OF EACH TRIP LEVER WITH ITS TOGGLE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH TOGGLE IS IN ITS FIRST OR SECOND POSITION WHEN THE COVER IS MOUNTED ON THE OPEN SIDE OF THE CONTAINER.

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