Patent ID: 7369022

Claim:
An electrical switching apparatus comprising: a housing including an opening; separable contacts inside said housing; an operating mechanism structured to open and close said separable contacts, said operating mechanism comprising an operating handle operable among a first position corresponding to said separable contacts being open and a second position corresponding to said separable contacts being closed, said operating handle having a first end protruding from the opening of said housing, and a second end disposed within said housing; an auxiliary switch sub-assembly comprising: an auxiliary switch including an actuator, a mount attaching said auxiliary switch to said operating mechanism within said housing; wherein when said operating handle is moved to a predetermined one of said first and second positions, a portion of the second end of said operating handle mechanically engages and actuates said actuator of said auxiliary switch; wherein said portion of the second end of said operating handle is engageable with said actuator directly, without requiring a number of components between said portion and said actuator; and wherein said auxiliary switch further includes a body; and wherein said mount comprises a receiving portion securably receiving said body, and an attachment portion attaching said mount and coupling said auxiliary switch therein to said operating mechanism.