Switch handle for circuit breakers

- Eaton Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, side perspective view of a first embodiment of the switch handle for circuit breakers showing our design;

FIG. 2 is a rear, side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof (the bottom view is disclaimed);

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side view opposite that shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a rear view taken at 90 degrees from the view shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a front view opposite that shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a front, side perspective view of the switch handle for circuit breakers of FIGS. 1-7, shown in an exemplary environmental view on a respective door of a unit of a circuit breaker;

FIG. 9 is a front, side perspective view of the switch handle for circuit breakers of FIGS. 1-7, shown in another exemplary environmental view on a door of a unit of a circuit breaker;

FIG. 10 is a front, side perspective view of the switch handle for circuit breakers shown in FIGS. 1-7, illustrated in an extended lever configuration;

FIG. 11 is a rear, side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a top view thereof (the bottom view is disclaimed);

FIG. 13 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a side view opposite that shown in FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a rear view taken at 90 degrees from the view shown in FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a front view opposite that shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a front, side perspective view of the switch handle for circuit breakers of FIGS. 11-16, with the extended lever shown in an exemplary environmental view on a respective door of a unit of a circuit breaker in an exemplary extended lever orientation;

FIG. 18 is a front, side perspective view of the switch handle for circuit breakers of FIGS. 11-16 with the extended lever shown in another exemplary environmental view on a door of a unit of a circuit breaker;

FIG. 19 is a front, side perspective view of a third embodiment of the switch handle for circuit breakers showing our design;

FIG. 20 is a rear, side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a top view thereof (the bottom view is disclaimed);

FIG. 22 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a side view opposite that shown in FIG. 22;

FIG. 24 is a rear view taken at 90 degrees from the view shown in FIG. 23;

FIG. 25 is a front view opposite that shown in FIG. 24;

FIG. 26 is a front, side perspective view of the switch handle for circuit breakers of FIG. 19, shown in an exemplary environmental view on a respective door of a unit of a circuit breaker;

FIG. 27 is a front, side perspective view of the switch handle for circuit breakers of FIG. 19, shown in another exemplary environmental view on a door of a unit of a circuit breaker;

FIG. 28 is a front, side perspective view of the switch handle for circuit breakers shown in FIGS. 19-27, illustrated in an extended lever configuration;

FIG. 29 is a rear, side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a top view thereof (the bottom view is disclaimed);

FIG. 31 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a side view opposite that shown in FIG. 31;

FIG. 33 is a rear view taken at 90 degrees from the view shown in FIG. 32.

FIG. 34 is a front view opposite that shown in FIG. 33;

FIG. 35 is a front, side perspective view of the switch handle for circuit breakers of FIG. 28, with the extended lever shown in an exemplary environmental view on a respective door of a unit of a circuit breaker in an exemplary extended lever orientation; and;

FIG. 36 is a front, side perspective view of the switch handle for circuit breakers of FIG. 28, with the extended lever shown in another exemplary environmental view on a door of a unit of a circuit breaker.

The broken lines shown herein are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a switch handle for circuit breakers, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D762593
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 16, 2014
Date of Patent: Aug 2, 2016
Assignee: Eaton Corporation (Cleveland, OH)
Inventors: Stephen William Oneufer (Fayetteville, NC), Edgar Yee (Chapel Hill, NC), Robert Allan Morris (Fayetteville, NC), Daniel Boyd Kroushl (Clayton, NC)
Primary Examiner: Selina Sikder
Application Number: 29/506,538
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Actuator (e.g., Button, Slide, Etc.) (D13/174)