Patent ID: 8592706
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A charging handle apparatus for use in a circuit interrupter to mechanically charge an operating mechanism of the circuit interrupter, the charging handle apparatus comprising: a handle assembly; a gear structured to be mechanically connected with a portion of the operating mechanism; and a support apparatus disposed on the handle assembly and engaged with the gear, the support apparatus comprising a base portion and an engagement portion, the base portion being disposed on the handle assembly, the engagement portion being disposed on the base portion and engaged with the gear, at least one of the base portion and the engagement portion being movable with respect to the other of the base portion and the engagement portion; and the base portion and the engagement portion each having substantially cylindrical complementary bearing surfaces that are engaged with one another and that are structured to enable the gear and the engagement portion to be together rotatable with respect to the handle assembly.