Patent ID: 7439832

Claim:
An electrical device configured to be disposed in an electrical distribution system including a power source, the device comprising: a housing; a common member disposed in the housing having a plurality of fixed contacts and a common terminal configured to be user connectable to the power source; a plurality of switches corresponding to the plurality of fixed contacts for controlling the flow of electrical power from the power source, wherein each of the switches includes a user accessible surface, a pivot assembly having a cradle and a load terminal configured to be user connectable to a load, a plurality of pivot members each disposed in a respective cradle and in operative connection with the user accessible surface, each of the pivot members having a contact in operative alignment with a respective fixed contact, such that the common terminal and the load terminal are electrically connected when at least one of the pivot members is in an electrically closed position and wherein the common terminal and the load terminal are electrically disconnected when the pivot member is in an electrically open position via action of the user accessible surface.