Patent ID: 8711548

Claim:
A load center, comprising: a housing having a busbar positioned therein, the busbar being configured to distribute a phase of electricity entering the load center; a cover removably attached to the housing; a circuit breaker coupled to the busbar, the circuit breaker including a handle having an ON position and an OFF position; a rotational motor attached to the cover and positioned between the housing and the cover, the rotational motor including a threaded drive shaft positioned through a drive-shaft aperture in the cover; and an actuator member threadingly engaged with the threaded drive shaft of the rotational motor, the actuator member having a handle aperture forming a first actuating surface and a second actuating surface in the actuating member, the actuator member being oriented relative to the cover such that the handle of the circuit breaker is positioned through the handle aperture of the actuating member, wherein the rotational motor is configured to rotate the threaded drive shaft in a first direction to cause the actuator member to translate from a first position to a neutral position and then to a second position such that the first actuating surface is caused to engage the handle and switch the handle from the OFF position to the ON position, the handle of the circuit breaker having full range of travel between the ON and OFF positions when the actuator member is placed in the neutral position by the rotational motor.