Patent ID: 9053876
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A lockable manually-operated rotary actuator for an electrical switching device, comprising: a turning handle mounted on a housing and connected to an operating axle of the switching device; a pivotably or displaceably mounted locking member in or on the turning handle configured to move from a resting position to a locking position to lock the turning handle in the locking position via an operative connection with the housing; at least one locking opening that is blocked when the locking member is in the resting position and is released and configured to receive at least one padlock when the locking member is in the locking position; a protective cap disposable over the turning handle and providing access to the at least one locking opening, a shape of the protective cap being such that the protective cap conforms to a shape of the turning handle and is fixable to the housing via a positive connection.