Patent ID: 9455107
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: H01H,H02B

Claim Text:
1. An electrical switching apparatus comprising: a housing; separable contacts within said housing; an operating mechanism structured to open and close said separable contacts, said operating mechanism comprising a push/pull operating handle and a remotely controllable actuator; and a trip mechanism cooperating with said operating mechanism to trip open said separable contacts in response to a trip condition or remotely open said separable contacts when closed, wherein the remotely controllable actuator is structured to move the push/pull operating handle in order to remotely close said separable contacts when opened or remotely reset said separable contacts when tripped open, and wherein said push/pull operating handle includes a push button with a brass mold insert disposed therewithin that receives a plunger of the remotely controllable actuator to allow the operating mechanism to manually open the separable contacts by a pull of the push button in a direction away from the remotely controllable actuator.