Patent ID: 7608970

Claim:
A method of replacing an existing brush holder in a rigging for use with a rotating device of a motor or generator, the method comprising: a. providing a rotatable handle comprising a grip; a shaft (i) fastened to the grip so as to rotate with the grip and (ii) including a pin; a guard (i) external to and surrounding at least a portion of the shaft, (ii) having an electrically-insulated outer surface, and (iii) relative to which the grip and shaft may translate; and a coil spring between the base and the grip; b. attaching the handle to the brush holder with the shaft received by a bore in the brush holder; c. removing the existing brush holder from the rigging; and d. without needing to modify the rigging, inserting into the rigging a brush holder permitting replacement of a worn brush without de-energizing the rotating device.