Emergency vehicle battery circuit breaker

Claim 1

A remotely operable electrical circuit breaker for use in vehicles comprising: a non conductor base member; a first conductive member mounted to said base member and having connected thereto means to connect said first conductive member to a battery terminal; a second conductive member mounted to said base member and having connected thereto means to connect said second conductive member to an electrical apparatus, said second conductive member being spaced away from said first conductive member, whereby a non conductive gap is provided between said first and second conductive members; a non conductive front member attached along one edge to said non conductive base member along one edge by a pivot and having a third conductive member mounted thereon and aligned with said gap whereby rotation of said non conductive front member about said pivot toward said non conductive base member places said third conductive member into said gap and into electrical contact with said first and second conductive members forming an electrical circuit said conductive members being held in contact by friction, wherein said non conductive front member and said non conductive base member form an enclosure to protect said contacts when said contacts are engaged, and whereby rotation of said non conductive front member about said pivot away from said non conductive base member removes said third conductive member from said gap and discontinues electrical contact with said first and second conductive members, thereby breaking said electrical circuit; and a cable means attached to said non conductive front member to provide for remote manual rotation of said non conductive front member toward and away from said non conductive base member.