Patent ID: 8604367

Claim:
A lock-off mechanism for a circuit breaker having a housing containing a handle movable between on and off positions, said mechanism comprising a bracket adapted to be mounted on the circuit breaker housing adjacent the movable handle, and a slide mounted on said bracket for movement parallel to the movement of said handle when said handle is moved from the off position to the on position, said slide having a tab projecting into the path of movement of said handle for engaging said handle, said bracket and said slide forming openings that mate with each other when said tab is proximate said handle in the off position, said mating openings being sized and shaped to receive the shackle of a padlock for locking said slide to said bracket so that said tab locks said handle in the off position, the top of said housing including a raised portion having a pair of outside end walls, and said housing forming a slot at the base of each of said outside end walls, and wherein said bracket is adapted to be mounted on the top surface of said raised portion and includes a pair of mounting hooks adapted to fit into said slots for attaching said bracket to said housing, and said bracket is generally U-shaped in a top plan view, with the legs of the U forming said mounting hooks.