Patent ID: 6337447
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
An electric disconnect switch assembly mounted within a disconnect enclosure for manually disconnecting electrical equipment from a source of supply power, the electric disconnect switch assembly comprising:a receptacle attached to the disconnect enclosure, said receptacle including a line stab and a load stab, said load stab arranged in a first pocket and in contact with a load terminal lug, said line stab arranged in a second pocket and in contact with a line terminal lug; and a handle assembly including: a grip projecting from one end and a first line blade and a load blade extending from an opposite end thereof, said handle assembly being slidably arranged within said receptacle and wherein said first line blade and said first load blade are moved into and out of contact with said line and load stabs by manual operation of said grip, a handle base integrally molded with said grip and having a bottom surface, first end and a second end, and a first cavity formed within said bottom surface having a first pair of ribs formed in a pair of opposing sidewalls of said first cavity, wherein said first pair of ribs restrain movement of said first load blade when said first load blade is mounted within said first cavity.