Patent ID: 8644007

Claim:
A secondary disconnect assembly for a racking assembly of an electrical switching apparatus, said racking assembly movably coupling said electrical switching apparatus to a switchgear enclosure, said secondary disconnect assembly comprising: a mounting assembly structured to be coupled to said racking assembly, said mounting assembly comprising an elongated mounting member including a first end, a second end disposed opposite and distal from the first end, a first side, and a second side disposed opposite the first side; a sliding assembly movably coupled to the first side between the first end and the second end; and a latching member pivotably coupled to said sliding assembly, said latching member being structured to move between an unlatched position corresponding to said electrical switching apparatus being movable independently with respect to said sliding assembly, and a latched position corresponding to said latching member fixedly coupling said sliding assembly to said electrical switching apparatus in order that said electrical switching apparatus moves with said sliding assembly, wherein said mounting assembly further comprises a lever member; wherein said sliding assembly comprises a locking member; wherein said locking member includes a first portion and a second portion; wherein the first portion cooperates with said latching member; wherein the second portion cooperates with said elongated mounting member; wherein said locking member is movable between a locked position corresponding to the second portion locking with the elongated mounting member in order that said sliding assembly cannot move with respect to said mounting assembly, and an unlocked position corresponding to the second portion of said locking member disengaging said elongated mounting member in order that said sliding assembly is movable with respect to said mounting assembly; and wherein said locking member is disposed in said locked position unless and until said latching member is disposed in said latched position, and wherein said mounting assembly further comprises a position indicator; wherein said position indicator is operatively coupled to said lever member; and wherein, when said latching member is latched and said sliding member and said electrical switching apparatus move, said lever member is structured to correspondingly move, thereby moving said position indicator to provide a visual indication of the position of electrical switching apparatus with respect to said enclosure.