Patent ID: 6545859
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: H02B

Abstract:
An interlock for a cabinet, the cabinet including a door and means therein for moving electrical equipment contained therein between a rearward, connected position and a forward, disconnected position, said interlock comprising:a cam pivotally secured adjacent to said means therein for moving electrical equipment contained therein between a rearward, connected position and a forward, disconnected position; a locking bar dimensioned and configured to engage the door, said locking bar being coupled to said cam; said cam pivoting between a first position wherein said locking bar prevents opening the door, and a second position wherein said locking bar is retracted from said door; means for biasing said cam towards said first position; and said cam being dimensioned and configured to retract said locking bar from the door when the electrical equipment is in the forward position.