Patent ID: 7566841

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, an electromechanical actuator in the housing including a moveable plunger, an electrical switch in the housing, and a first wrist pin disposed within the housing operatively connecting the plunger to the electrical switch, the housing having an opening proximate the first wrist pin; a second control device comprising a housing mountable adjacent the first control device, an electromechanical actuator in the housing including a moveable plunger, an electrical switch in the housing, and a second wrist pin disposed within the housing operatively connecting the plunger to the electrical switch, the housing having an opening proximate the second wrist pin; and a tie linkage to mechanically tie the first control device plunger to the second control device plunger comprising first and second elongate collars extending into the respective first and second control device housings to telescopically receive the first and second wrist pins.