Patent ID: 7977590

Claim:
A lockout device for a switch assembly having a switch moveable between first and second switching positions, the switch being laterally disposed between side walls each having a hole formed therein, the lockout device comprising: a body having first and second side walls; first and second laterally extending pins assembled with the first and second side walls such that the first and second laterally extending pins are laterally movable between a hole engaging position and a hole disengaging position; and a cam member assembled between the first and second side walls, the cam member being pivotable with respect to the body, and with respect to each of the first and second pins, between a locking position and an unlocked position; wherein when the cam member is in the locking position, the cam member engages each of the first and second side walls to hold the first and second pins in the hole engaging position; further wherein the lockout device defines at least a first lock opening configured to receive a lock member to secure the cam member in the locking position.