Patent ID: 6992256

Claim:
A device for disconnecting electrical power comprising: a) a circuit breaker with integral switch arm, said switch arm allowing manual switching of said circuit breaker, b) an enclosure within which said circuit breaker is mounted, c) an extension means fixed rigidly to said switch arm of said circuit breaker, allowing force to be transmitted through said extension means to said actuating arm of said circuit breaker, d) a lost motion actuating means through which force may be applied to said extension means in order to move said switch arm of said circuit breaker, said lost motion actuating means capable of moving said switch arm between the on and off position, and said lost motion actuation means capable of moving to a detent position where said breaker is free to move to the off position under its own forces, e) a rotational motion means connected rigidly to said lost motion actuating means, so that rotation of said rotational motion means results in motion of said lost motion means, f) a gripping means external to said enclosure, said gripping means fixed rigidly to said rotational motion means, allowing an operator by hand to move said gripping means, thus rotating said rotational means and said lost motion actuating means, whereby an operator may manually switch said circuit breaker between the off and on positions without opening said enclosure, and said circuit breaker is still capable of tripping in response to an overcurrent condition.