Patent ID: 6476698
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A locking device for a circuit breaker handle, the locking device comprising:a first part having a first squeezable side and a second squeezable side, the first and second squeezable sides each having a top end and a bottom end; the first part further having a first connecting side and a second connecting side, the first and second connecting sides connecting the top end of the first squeezable side to the top end of the second squeezable side; a first slot-engaging tab extending outwardly from the bottom end of the first squeezable side and a second slot-engaging tab extending outwardly from the bottom end of the second squeezable side; and, a second part sized to fit within the first part; wherein the first part is for fitting within a slot in a circuit breaker housing with the first and second slot-engaging tabs for retaining the first part within the slot, wherein the first part is removable from the slot by compressing the first and second squeezable sides inwardly to release the first and second slot engaging tabs from the slot, and further wherein the second part fitted within the first part prevents the first and second squeezable sides of the first part from being compressed inwardly.