Patent ID: 9607784
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: H01H,H02B

Claim:
1. A breaker, ground and test device (G&TD), or dummy breaker cradle, comprising: a cradle housing having a base comprising at least one right lock member and at least one left lock member that retract and extend from the base between a lock position and an unlocked position; and a cradle-assist assembly attached to the cradle housing and/or base or residing at least partially in the cradle housing and/or base, the cradle-assist assembly comprising at least one actuator that is external to the cradle housing and that translates the at least one right and the at least one left lock members from the lock position to the unlocked position in response to input from a user, wherein the base comprises externally accessible right and left handles directly or indirectly attached to the at least one right lock member and the at least one left lock member, wherein the right and left handles laterally travel in respective slots in the base, wherein the cradle assist assembly has an external right transverse member that attaches directly or indirectly to the right handle and an external left transverse member that attaches directly or indirectly to the left handle of the base, and wherein the right and left transverse members are in communication with the at least one actuator to apply a force sufficient to translate the at least one right lock member and the at least one left lock member between the lock and unlocked positions.