Patent ID: 8576547
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: G08B,H01H

Abstract:
1. A safety module for mounting on an electrical switch board, the module including: a body adapted to be mounted on an elongate mounting rail of the switchboard, the elongate mounting rail having a longitudinal direction; at least one input for connection to at least one smoke detector, and a circuit breaker opener comprising at least one arm extending externally of the body and to at least one side of the body in the longitudinal direction and movable from a first position to a second position in response to said at least one signal received from at least one of said at least one smoke detector wherein, in use and when mounted on said mounting rail next to or adjacent to at least one first circuit breaker assembly also mounted on the mounting rail, the at least one arm extends toward said switch member of said at least one circuit breaker assembly, and when the switch member of said at least one circuit breaker assembly is in the closed position, the at least one arm is adjacent the switch member and movement of the at least one arm from the first position to the second position moves the switch member from the closed to open position.