Variable depth rotary handle operator for circuit breakers

Claim 1

A ROTARY HANDLE MECHANISM FOR OPERATING A CIRCUIT BREAKER MOUNTED WITHIN AN ENCLOSURE; SAID MECHANISM INCLUDING A REAR SECTION ENGAGEABLE WITH A CIRCUIT BREAKER HANDLE FOR OPERATION THEREOF, A FRONT SECTION SPACED FROM SAID REAR SECTION AND INCLUDING AN OPERATING HANDLE MOUNTED FOR ROTARY MOTION, A CONNECTING SECTION HAVING SAID FRONT AND SAID REAR SECTIONS SECURED THERETO AT OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF, AN ELONGATED DRIVE MEMBER EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID FRONT AND REAR SECTIONS TO TRANSMIT MOTION OF SAID OPERATING HANDLE TO SAID REAR SECTION; SAID CONNECTING SECTION INCLUDING AN ELONGATED TUBE FOR MAINTAINING A PREDETERMINED SPACING BETWEEN SAID FRONT AND REAR SECTIONS; SAID DRIVE MEMBER DISPOSED WITHIN SAID TUBE AND EXTENDING GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS THEREOF; SAID CONNECTING SECTION INCLUDING A SUB-ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SAID TUBE, A FRONT FLANGE MEANS, A REAR FLANGE MEANS, FIRST MEANS POSITIONING SAID FRONT FLANGE MEANS ON SAID TUBE AT ONE END THEREOF AND POSITIONING SAID REAR FLANGE MEANS ON SAID TUBE AT THE OTHER END THEREOF; SAID FIRST MEANS REMOVABLY SECURING AT LEAST ONE OF SAID FLANGE MEANS TO SAID TUBE IN A SELECTED ANGULAR POSITION ABOUT SAID TUBE AS AN AXIS; SAID FRONT AND SAID REAR FLANGE MEANS INCLUDING FRONT AND REAR MOUNTING SURFACES, RESPECTIVELY, POSITIONED IN PLANES GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID TUBE; FIRST MEANS SECURING SAID FRONT SECTION TO AND IN FRONT OF SAID FRONT MOUNTING SURFACE, SECOND MEANS SECURING SAID REAR SECTION TO AND BEHIND SAID REAR MOUNTING SURFACE.