Patent ID: 8164875

Claim:
A portable motorized racking tool for removing or installing electrical equipment by an operator, wherein the electrical equipment is surrounded by a metal surface outside an arc flash hazard boundary, wherein the portable motorized racking tool comprises: a. a frame comprising: (i) a first side support, a second side support opposite the first side support, a first beam disposed between the first side support and the second side support, and a second beam disposed between the first side support and the second side supports opposite the first beam; and (ii) a viewing hole, a tool hole, and a solenoid hole formed in the first side support, the second side support, the first beam, or the second beam; b. a power plate mounted to the first side support, the second side support, the first beam, or the second beam, wherein the power plate supports an interface plug for engaging a power supply, wherein a solenoid signal and power cord connect the interface plug to a solenoid with a solenoid plunger, and wherein the interface plug connects to a motor control housing a signal power cord; c. a plurality of removable magnetically shielding magnet housings fastened to the frame; d. at least one extending and retracting magnet having a magnet handle, wherein the extending and retracting magnet is disposed within each removable magnetically shielding magnet housing for magnetically connecting the frame to a metal surface; e. a bar adjacent the first side support or the second side support, wherein the bar is adjustably and removably connected to the first beam and the second beam; f. a motor mount plate adjustably and removably attached to the bar; g. a motor with a gear box fastened to the motor mount plate, wherein the motor engages a signal and power cord, and wherein the gear box has a keyway and a shaft housing; h. a communication cable connecting the motor control housing with the motor; and i. a gear assembly for engaging the keyway, wherein the gear assembly comprises: (i) a rotatable shaft disposed through the gear box; (ii) a shaft key way formed in the rotatable shaft; (iii) a key housed in the shaft key way to engage the keyway to allow the rotatable shaft to lock into the shaft housing; (iv) an extension formed on one end of the rotatable shaft; (v) a stop disposed between the extension and the rotatable shaft, wherein the stop has a diameter larger than the extension and the rotatable shaft; (vi) a latch formed in an opposite end of the extension, wherein the latch has a latch mechanism for engaging a coupling; and (vii) an alignment tool for engaging the rotatable shaft and turning the coupling to align the coupling with the electrical equipment, wherein the solenoid plunger passes through the solenoid hole to depress and release an interlock button on electrical equipment, which allows the motor to rotate the rotatable shaft with the coupling through the tool hole to engage the electrical equipment, while an operator is remotely viewing the electrical equipment through the viewing hole.