Patent ID: 8203088

Claim:
A close latch interlock assembly for an electrical switching apparatus, said electrical switching apparatus including a housing, separable contacts enclosed by the housing, and an operating mechanism for opening and closing said separable contacts, said operating mechanism including a stored energy mechanism, said close latch interlock assembly comprising: a close D-shaft structured to be pivotably coupled to the housing, said close D-shaft being structured to pivot between a latched position corresponding to said stored energy mechanism being chargeable, and an unlatched position corresponding to said stored energy mechanism being discharged; an actuator structured to be movably coupled to the housing, said actuator being movable between an unactuated position corresponding to said close D-shaft being disposed in said latched position, and an actuated position corresponding to said close D-shaft being movable toward said unlatched position; a release member structured to cooperate with said actuator; and a transfer link including a first end pivotably coupled to said release member, and a second end extending outwardly from said release member toward said close D-shaft, wherein, when said actuator is moved toward said actuated position, said actuator moves said release member, thereby moving the second end of said transfer link and pivoting said close D-shaft toward said unlatched position.