Patent ID: 8519660

Claim:
A portable racking tool for removing or installing electrical equipment surrounded by a metal surface, wherein the portable racking tool comprises: a. a motor mount plate; b. a motor mounted to the motor mount plate and rotatably engaged with a gear box, wherein the gear box has a shaft housing with a gear box keyway; c. a control bracket disposed between the motor and a motor control housing, wherein the motor control housing is secured to the control bracket, and wherein the motor control housing comprises: (i) a motor control circuit board in communication with the motor via a power and signal cable; (ii) an interface plug for receiving and sending signals and power from a remote switch operator; and (iii) at least one relay connected between the motor control circuit board and the interface plug; d. a rotatable shaft with a shaft keyway having a key, wherein the rotatable shaft extends through the motor mount plate and is mounted into the shaft housing, wherein the key is engaged with the gear box keyway, and wherein the gear box is configured to rotate the rotatable shaft in a clockwise direction and in a counter clockwise direction; e. a torque limiting clutch connected to the shaft housing; f. a coupling connected to the torque limiting clutch on one end of the coupling, and connected to the electrical equipment on the other end of the coupling; g. a fastener plate attached to the motor mount plate comprising a top side, a first side, a second side, a third side, a fourth side, a firth side, and a sixth side; h. a first alignment guide and a second alignment guide mounted to one end of the fastener plate, wherein the first alignment guide and the second alignment guide touch the metal surface surrounding the electrical equipment; i. a fastener bracket secured to the top side of the fastener plate; and j. a fastener secured to the fastener bracket, wherein the portable racking tool is configured to be remotely operated by an operator outside of an arc flash zone using the remote switch operator.