Patent ID: 8908357

Claim:
An actuator system for operating a switch, the actuator system comprising: a shaft of a handle assembly, wherein the shaft is positioned in a plurality of positions and comprises: a first shaft end portion for coupling to a handle; and a second shaft end portion comprising a male coupling element; and a coupling body of a switch assembly, wherein the coupling body is positioned in the plurality of positions and comprises: a first coupling end portion for engaging the switch; and a second coupling end portion comprising a female coupling element, wherein the female coupling element comprises a slotted portion and an angled terminus, wherein the slotted portion receives the male coupling element of the second shaft end portion, wherein the angled terminus of the female coupling element aligns, using the male coupling element, the shaft to a first position of the plurality of positions as the shaft couples to the coupling body, wherein the slotted portion receives and engages the male coupling element when the shaft is coupled to the coupling body, wherein the plurality of positions corresponds to a plurality of switch positions, and wherein, when the shaft is coupled to the coupling body: the slotted portion prevents the male coupling element from disengaging when the shaft and the coupling body are in a second position of the plurality of positions, and the slotted portion disengages the male coupling element when the shaft and the coupling body are in the first position.