Patent ID: 7310032

Claim:
A circuit breaker switch handle engagement apparatus comprising: a housing, said housing defines a top wall opposing a bottom wall, a front wall opposing a rear wall, and a left side wall opposing a hinged door, said hinged door has an L-shaped side wall adjacent thereto and oriented at a right angle with said hinged door, said hinged door is adapted to be closed in a snap-tight frictional manner, wherein said L-shaped side wall terminates integrally at the front wall, and wherein said housing is adapted to be removably attached across a circuit breaker face-plate of a circuit breaker; a mounting means, said mounting means facilitates removable attachment of said housing across the circuit breaker face-plate, wherein said mounting means comprises a plurality of electrically-insulated telescopic brackets and a cross support, wherein said plurality of electrically-insulated telescopic brackets includes a first bracket which extends perpendicularly from said left side wall, a second bracket which extends perpendicularly from said L-shaped side wall, a third bracket which extends perpendicularly from said front wall and a fourth bracket which extends perpendicularly from said rear wall, wherein each of said plurality of electrically-insulated telescopic brackets are linearly adjustable to a desired length and locked via set screw; a handle trip assembly, said handle trip assembly is stored within said housing, wherein said handle trip assembly actuates movement of an operating switch handle of the circuit breaker; and a remote control transmitter, said remote control transmitter is adapted to activate control of said handle trip assembly in a remote manner.