Patent ID: 9021686
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: H02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A portable racking tool for removing or installing electrical equipment surrounded by a metal surface, the racking tool comprising: a motor mount plate for supporting a motor, the motor mount plate including an upper support and a lower support extending from the motor mount plate for aligning the racking tool against the metal surface; a magnet mount bracket extending from the motor mount plate and supporting a magnet movable relative to the magnet mount bracket to engage the racking tool to the metal surface; a handle coupled to the movable magnet, the handle movable relative to the magnet mount bracket for positioning the magnet between an extended position, to position the magnet against the metal surface surrounding the electrical equipment for engagement thereto, and a retracted position, to retract the magnet from the metal surface surrounding the electrical equipment to disengage the racking tool from the metal surface surrounding the electrical equipment; a rotatable output shaft operably connected to the motor and disposed between the upper and lower supports, the output shaft configured to rotate a coupling to remove or install the electrical equipment while an operator is remote to the portable racking tool; and a motor control housing secured to the motor mount plate, wherein the motor control housing includes a controller for controlling the motor to facilitate the removal or installation of the electrical equipment.