Patent ID: 6940027
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A locking assembly for an electrical switching apparatus including an enclosure and an operating handle operable between a first position and a second position with respect to said enclosure, said operating handle including a first aperture extending therethrough, said locking assembly comprising: a stationary element coupled to said enclosure and including a second aperture extending therethrough, the second aperture corresponding with the first aperture of said operating handle when aligned therewith; a blocking element coupled to said operating handle and structured to block the second aperture of said stationary element when said operating handle is disposed in any position other than said second position in which the first aperture extending through said operating handle is aligned with the second aperture extending through said stationary element; and a lock structured for insertion through said aligned first and second apertures in order to lock said operating handle in said second position.