Patent ID: 7612988

Claim:
A multiplicity of switchgear installations, each comprising: (a) a cubicle having a door to provide access thereinto and having a docking station mounted on the exterior thereof; (b) a low voltage circuit breaker mounted in each of said cubicles and accessible through said door; (c) a logic module coupled to said circuit breaker and operatively connected to various components of said breaker to enable adjustment of its operation and to report on its operation; (d) at least one cable extending from said logic module to said docking station; and (e) a portable user interface module releasably mounted in the docking station of one of said cubicles and operatively connected to said logic module by the cable when so mounted, said interface module displaying information concerning the operation of the breaker to which connected and providing an interface for the user to manually interact with said logic module and thereby with said breaker, said interface module including a battery to provide the power necessary for operation of the logic module for reporting the operation of the breaker and for making adjustments thereto.