Patent ID: 8420964

Claim:
A coupling for a racking assembly for racking an electrical apparatus into and out of an enclosure with an actuator, said electrical apparatus including a housing, said racking assembly comprising a safety interlock, said safety interlock being movable between a locked position corresponding to said racking assembly not being operable to move said electrical apparatus with respect to said enclosure, and an unlocked position corresponding to said racking assembly being operable to rack said electrical apparatus into or out of said enclosure, said coupling comprising: an adapter comprising a first portion structured to be coupled to said racking assembly, and a second portion structured to be coupled to said actuator: and a sleeve movably disposed on said adapter, said sleeve being structured to move said safety interlock from the locked position to said unlocked position, wherein, when said safety interlock is disposed in said unlocked position, said adapter is structured to transfer movement of said actuator to said racking assembly to move said electrical apparatus with respect to said enclosure, and wherein said racking assembly further comprises a drive shaft; wherein the first portion of said adapter is structured to be coupled to said drive shaft; wherein the second portion of said adapter is movable with and independently with respect to the first portion; wherein, when the second portion moves independently with respect to the first portion, said adapter is structured not to move said drive shaft; and wherein, when the second portion moves with the first portion, said adapter is structured to move said drive shaft, thereby moving said electrical apparatus.