Patent ID: 6958456

Claim:
A handle assembly for a network protector, said network protector including a circuit breaker and a housing assembly, said circuit breaker having a trip bar structured to move between a first position and a second position corresponding to an open and closed position of said circuit breaker, respectively, said housing assembly having a sidewall with an opening, said handle assembly comprising: a shaft assembly, said shaft assembly having a shaft, said shaft rotatably disposed in said opening and structured to move between a first and second position; a handle member having an elongated body and an elongated grip extending generally perpendicular to said handle body, said handle body coupled to, and structured to rotate, said shaft; a locking assembly having an elongated release grip, said locking assembly coupled to said handle member and structured to selectively lock said shaft in at least said first position, and said release grip structured to unlock said locking assembly; said release grip extending generally adjacent and parallel to said handle grip; and a linkage assembly coupled to said shaft and structured to engage said trip bar so that when said shaft is in said first position, said trip bar is in said first position and when said shaft is in said second position, said trip bar is in said second position.