Patent ID: 6080947
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
Electrical switching apparatus comprising:a housing;separable contacts mounted within said housing;an operating mechanism for opening and closing said separable contacts and supported by said housing;a face plate mounted over said operating mechanism, said face plate having at least one opening therein, and a moveable indicator supported by said face plate in said opening;actuator means coupling said indicator to said operating mechanism for movement to selectively present first and second indications through said opening indicating first and second states of said operating mechanism;wherein said face plate has a pair of opposed, inwardly directed mounts on opposite edges of said at least one opening, said indicator has an arcuate face and a rearwardly extending support structure, said mounts and said support structure including means providing a pivot axis for rotation of said indicator to present said first and second indications on first and second portions of said arcuate face in said at least one opening;wherein said support structure comprises a pair of spaced flanges extending rearwardly from said arcuate face;wherein said actuator means comprises an elongated member having a first end engaging said operating mechanism and a second end engaging said indicator; andwherein said face plate comprises a molded panel having integral rearwardly extending guide members supporting said elongated member.