Patent ID: 11901148
Assignee: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A method to prevent a conductive path between a line phase terminal and a load phase terminal from moving to a closed configuration when a predefined condition exists, the method comprising the steps of:
determining the predefined condition exists when a rocker of a reset lockout mechanism is moved from an OFF position corresponding to an OFF state of a circuit breaker to an ON position corresponding to an ON state of the circuit breaker;
de-energizing a solenoid;
wherein in response to de-energizing the solenoid, a plunger is moved;
wherein in response to the movement of the plunger, an armature is moved to a first position of the armature;
wherein upon movement of the armature to the first position of the armature, the armature locks a rocker in an OFF position of the rocker; and
wherein the first position of the armature prevents closing of the conductive path.