Patent ID: 8913354

Claim:
An enclosed metering and protective electrical apparatus comprising: an enclosure; a meter socket within said enclosure, said meter socket being structured to input a power circuit and to engage a power meter; a circuit interrupter within said enclosure, said circuit interrupter comprising an operating handle and a circuit breaker trip mechanism, said circuit interrupter being structured to output the power circuit from said meter socket to a load and to interrupt the power circuit; a neutral current sensor within said enclosure, said neutral current sensor being structured to detect a ground fault operatively associated with the power circuit and responsively cause the circuit breaker trip mechanism of said circuit interrupter to interrupt the power circuit; and a disconnect handle substantially external to said enclosure, said disconnect handle comprising a linkage extending within said enclosure, said linkage cooperating with the operating handle of said circuit interrupter to open and close said circuit interrupter.