Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Safety switch having interlocking handle and door
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Application No.: US15897634Application Date: 2018-02-15
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Publication No.: US10373780B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Arthur James Jur , James Windelon Adams , Brian Scott Bradley , Nicholas Emmett Klus , John Powell Hendrix , Douglas Ray Bender
- Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Applicant Address: IE Dublin
- Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Current Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Current Assignee Address: IE Dublin
- Agency: Myers Bigel, P.A.
- Main IPC: H01H9/10
- IPC: H01H9/10 ; H01H9/22 ; H01H21/06

Abstract:
A safety switch includes a housing including first and second compartments that are separated by a barrier, a switch mechanism in the first compartment, one or more fuse holders in the second compartment, a first door connected to the housing and covering the first compartment, a second door connected to the housing, a handle connected to the switch mechanism, and a locking mechanism operatively connected to the handle. The handle is movable between an off position and an on position. The locking mechanism configured such that: the second door is locked in a closed position when the handle is in the on position; the second door is movable from the closed position to an open position to expose the second compartment when the handle is in the off position; and the handle is locked in the off position when the second door is in the open position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180174779A1 Safety Switches with Live Voltage Separation Public/Granted day:2018-06-21
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