Patent ID: 8247716
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: H02B

Abstract:
1. A position indicator assembly for a levering assembly of an electrical switching apparatus, said electrical switching apparatus including a housing, said levering assembly comprising a drive shaft and a racking member movably coupled to the housing, said drive shaft cooperating with said racking member to facilitate racking of said electrical switching apparatus into and out of a cassette, said position indicator assembly comprising: a number of indicator gears structured to cooperate with said drive shaft; an indication rack cooperating with at least one of said number of indicator gears; and an indicator structured to cooperate with said indication rack to provide a visual indication indicative of the position of said electrical switching apparatus with respect to said cassette, wherein, when said electrical switching apparatus is moved with respect to said cassette, said drive shaft pivots, and wherein, when said drive shaft pivots, said indicator gears are structured to move, thereby moving said indication rack and said indicator in order to provide said visual indication.