Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Outside the door racking and interlock
- Patent Title (中): 门外门架和互锁
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Application No.: US12715470Application Date: 2010-03-02
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Publication No.: US08212164B2Publication Date: 2012-07-03
- Inventor: Rodger Dale Waynick, Sr.
- Applicant: Rodger Dale Waynick, Sr.
- Applicant Address: US IL Palatine
- Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Palatine
- Agency: Nixon Peabody LLP
- Main IPC: H01H9/00
- IPC: H01H9/00

Abstract:
An assembly that prevents a circuit breaker from being racked into and out of a switchgear compartment unless the compartment door is closed completely. A coupling member protrudes through the door and has an exposed hexagonal-shaped end to receive a socket of a racking tool. When the door is closed, a recess of the coupling member receives a drive shaft that has a drive pin through it. The drive pin slides into a slot formed in the recess of the coupling member such that when the racking tool cranks the coupling member, the coupling member in turn cranks the drive shaft as the drive pin engages the slot in the coupling member. However, when the door is open, the coupling member is separated from the drive pin so rotating the coupling member does not turn the drive shaft. An optional padlock and deadbolt assembly provides added security against unauthorized access to the tool-receiving end of the coupling member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110214968A1 OUTSIDE THE DOOR RACKING AND INTERLOCK Public/Granted day:2011-09-08
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