Patent ID: 6396008
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: H01H,Y10T

Abstract:
A handle lock device for a movable operator handle of an electrical switching apparatus, said handle lock device operable with a shackle of a safety lockout device and alternatively operable with a shackle of a padlock, the shackle of said safety lockout device having a first cross section, the shackle of said padlock having a different second cross section, said movable operator handle having a first position and a second position, said handle lock device comprising:a member securable to said electrical switching apparatus; a flange on said member positionable alongside the movable operator handle of said electrical switching apparatus; and an opening in said flange, said opening receiving only one shackle, said opening having a perimeter which includes first opposing portions receiving the first cross section of the shackle of said safety lockout device and to restrain rotation of said first cross section within said opening, with the shackle of said safety lockout device blocking movement of said movable operator handle from the first position to the second position thereof, said perimeter also includes second opposing portions alternatively receiving the different second cross section of the shackle of said padlock with the shackle of said padlock blocking movement of said movable operator handle from the first position to the second position thereof.