Patent ID: 8217291
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A status indicating assembly for an electrical switching apparatus, said electrical switching apparatus including a housing, separable contacts enclosed by the housing, and an operating mechanism for opening and closing said separable contacts, said operating mechanism comprising a stored energy mechanism and a primary latch, said primary latch being pivotable between a latched position corresponding to said stored energy mechanism being chargeable and an unlatched position corresponding to said stored energy mechanism being discharged, said status indicating assembly comprising: a first indicator structured to indicate whether said separable contacts are open or closed; a second indicator structured to indicate whether said stored energy mechanism is charged or discharged; and a third indicator structured to indicate whether or not said electrical switching apparatus is ready to close said separable contacts, said third indicator including a linkage assembly having a plurality of linking elements, wherein said first indicator provides a first input to said third indicator, and wherein said linking elements are structured to operatively couple said third indicator to said primary latch to provide a second input to said third indicator.