Patent ID: 6696651
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A lock-out for a circuit breaker, the circuit breaker having a toggle operator switchable between an on and an off position, the lock-out comprising:a channel defined by opposed first and second walls extending generally along a transverse direction for receiving the toggle operator therebetween and preventing the switch from being opened and closed, the first wall including a hole extending therethrough; a screw fitting within the hole and extendable toward the second wall by rotation of the screw, the extension serving to clamp the toggle operator within the channel; a foot attached to the channel to engage a portion of the circuit breaker other than the toggle operator to resist switching of the toggle operator when the toggle operator is clamped in the channel; and a longitudinally extending eye connected to the first wall and defining an opening configured to receive a shackle of a padlock along a direction substantially perpendicular to the transverse direction so that the shackle blocks access to a head of the screw.