Patent ID: 8168900

Claim:
An auxiliary operating device for an electromechanical switching device having an operating mechanism, the auxiliary operating device comprising: an actuating element couplable to the operating mechanism and movable between a first position and a second position; an actuation member movable relative to the actuating element between a third position and a fourth position; a drive dog arrangement configured to cooperate with the actuating element and the actuation member so as to move the actuating element with the actuation member in a first direction of movement when the actuation member is in the third position; and a coupling device configured to cooperate with the actuation member and the actuating element, the coupling device being movable between a release position and an operating position, the coupling device being configured, when in the operating position, so as to move the actuating element with the actuation member in a second direction of movement when the actuation member is in the third position, and the coupling device being configured, when in the release position, so as to allow movement of the actuation member in the first and second directions between the third and fourth positions.