Patent ID: 6423912
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A manually operated device for use with an electrical switching device, the manually operated device comprising:a turning handle capable of indicating a switching position of the switching device; a rotary drive including a driving axle; a base plate disposed on the rotary drive, the base plate having a circular rim, the rim including a partially circular first edge segment projecting in an inward direction; and a drive plate in operative connection with the turning handle, the drive plate including a partially circular second edge segment, the drive plate being engageable with the driving axle and insertable inside the rim; wherein the first edge segment is aligned with the second edge segment so as to form a nearly complete circle when the turning handle is positioned so as to indicate an OFF position of the switching device, and the second edge segment at least partially overlaps the first edge segment when the turning handle is positioned so as to indicate a position other than the OFF position of the switching device.