Patent ID: 7238903

Claim:
An enclosure assembly comprising: an enclosure including a back panel, first and second side walls extending from said back panel, a top end, a bottom end, and a front panel; an electrical switching apparatus housed by said enclosure and including a handle; and an operating mechanism coupled to said handle of said electrical switching apparatus, said operating mechanism comprising: a linkage extending through said front panel of said enclosure in order to operate said operating mechanism and said handle from the exterior of said enclosure, and an operating member including a first end and a second end, the first end of said operating member having an engaging portion which engages said linkage within said enclosure, when said front panel is open and when said front panel is closed, the second end of said operating member having a handle portion for gripping by a user, wherein when said front panel of said enclosure is open, said operating member is movable in order to move said linkage of said operating mechanism and thereby operate said handle of said electrical switching apparatus.