Patent ID: 7795550
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A multipole switching device for selectively switching electrical power from an electrical power source to a load circuit comprising: a first control device comprising a housing, an electromechanical actuator including a moveable plunger, an electrical switch, and a pin operatively connecting the plunger to the electrical switch; a second control device comprising a housing mountable adjacent the first control device, an electromechanical actuator including a moveable plunger, an electrical switch, and a pin operatively connecting the plunger to the electrical switch; and a tie bar operatively connected to the pins to mechanically tie the first control device plunger to the second control device plunger and operative to prevent the first control device plunger and the second control device plunger from being in different operating positions.