Patent ID: 8466584

Claim:
A charge, close, trip device for manually charging, closing, tripping or combinations thereof for manually operated circuit breakers that are surrounded by a metal surface, wherein the manually operated circuit breaker is operable by an operator outside an arc flash hazard boundary, wherein the device comprises: a. a frame comprising a first beam disposed between a first side support and a second side support; b. at least one magnetically shielding magnetic housing connected to one of the side supports, wherein the magnetically shielding magnetic housing contains a moveable magnet; c. a gear box connected to one of the side supports; d. a gear assembly in the gear box, wherein the gear assembly has a gear box collar that connects to a rotatable shaft that has an engagement key in a shaft key way, and wherein the gear box further comprises a gear box key way and a shaft housing for engaging the rotatable shaft; e. a charging rod collar secured to the rotatable shaft opposite the gear box collar, wherein the charging rod collar has a diameter larger than the rotatable shaft; f. a charging rod moveable mount that engages the rotatable shaft; g. a charging rod connected to at least one rotatable hinge secured to the charging rod moveable mount; h. a motor fastened to the frame; i. a control box in communication with the motor, wherein the control box is attached to the frame, to a component on the frame, or to the at least one magnetically shielding magnetic housing, and wherein the control box has an interface plug; j. a motor signal and power cable connecting the control box to the motor; k. a linear actuator secured to one of the side supports opposite the motor and connected to a power supply using a linear actuator signal power cable, wherein the linear actuator engages an actuatable plate; l. a solenoid with a solenoid plunger, wherein the solenoid is connected to one of the side supports opposite the motor, wherein the solenoid engages a solenoid signal power cord that connects to a solenoid interface plug mounted to the frame or to a solenoid interface plug bracket, and wherein the solenoid plunger engages a close button of a manually operated circuit breaker; and m. a limit switch connected to the motor via a limit switch cable, wherein the limit switch senses a position of the charging rod and prevents over-torqueing of a charging arm on the manually operated circuit breaker when the motor operates the charging rod to charge, close, trip, or combinations thereof the manually operated circuit breaker.