Patent ID: 9230767
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: H01H

Claim Text:
1. A blocking element for blocking the movement of a handle or a switching lever of an electrical switch, the blocking element being switchable between at least two positions and, in a first of the two positions, the blocking element is configured to block the movement of the handle or of the switching lever and, in a second of the two positions, the blocking element cannot block the movement of the handle or of the switching lever, the blocking element comprising: a bearing point formed as an axis of rotation of the blocking element; a first contour, designed to block the handle or the switching lever of an electrical switch; a second contour, designed to interact with at least one of a cover and an adapter plate of the electrical switch for pivoting the blocking element, wherein removal of the at least one of the cover and an adapter plate causes rotation of the blocking element to block movement of the handle.