Patent ID: 7965493

Claim:
A subunit for a motor control center, said motor control center including an enclosure having an exterior, an interior and a number of compartments disposed on the interior, a plurality of power lines, and a number of covers for covering the compartments, said subunit comprising: a housing structured to be removably disposed within a corresponding one of the compartments of said enclosure; a plurality of electrical contacts movably coupled to said housing; an actuating assembly structured to move said electrical contacts between a first position corresponding to said electrical contacts being electrically connected to said power lines of said motor control center, and a second position corresponding to said electrical contacts not being electrically connected to said power lines; and a locking assembly for locking the position of said electrical contacts, wherein, when said locking assembly is locked, said locking assembly restricts access to said actuating assembly and prevents a corresponding one of the covers of said motor control center from being opened, and wherein said locking assembly is lockable when said electrical contacts are in said first position and when said electrical contacts are in said second position.