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Device for locking the control member of an electrical appliance of the manual control type

US4677261A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 13, 1985
Grant dateJun 30, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 13, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H9/283
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The device for locking the manual control lever (14) of an electrical appliance such as a switch comprises two adjacent portions (1) pivotally joined together by means of a hinge portion (2), fastening means (3) each extending along an edge portion located in spaced relation to the hinge portion (2), at least one bearing surface (4) provided on one of the adjacent portions (1) and at least one locking orifice (5) formed in each adjacent portion and so arranged as to come into position in register with the corresponding locking orifice (5) of the other adjacent portion (1) when the device is in the locking position. The device can then be maintained in the locking position by the shackle of a padlock engaged in one of the orifices (5) or by a lead-sealed wire.

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