Patent ID: 7812695

Claim:
A multipole switching device for selectively switching electrical power from an electrical power source to a load circuit comprising: a first control device comprising a housing mountable in a panel, an electromechanical actuator in the housing including a moveable plunger, and an electrical switch in the housing operated by the plunger to open and close the electrical switch; a second control device comprising a housing mountable in a panel, adjacent the first control device, a mechanical actuator in the housing including a moveable link, and an electrical switch in the housing operated by the moveable link to open and close the electrical switch; a third control device comprising a housing mountable in a panel, adjacent the second control device, an electromechanical actuator in the housing including a moveable plunger, and an electrical switch in the housing operated by the plunger to open and close the electrical switch; and a tie linkage to mechanically tie the first control device plunger and the third control device plunger to the moveable link.