US Patent Issued on Sept. 9 for "Handheld control device to mechanically operate molded case circuit breakers from a distance" (West Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,412,718, issued on Sept. 9.

"Handheld control device to mechanically operate molded case circuit breakers from a distance" was invented by Charles Mark McClung (Elkview, W.va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a handheld control device (HCD) for remotely operating molded case circuit breakers. The HCD has an engagement fixture with a rectangular aperture for capturing a circuit breaker handle of a molded case circuit breaker. The fixture is attached to a central part of an actuating short arm. The actuating short arm is attached perpendicularly and pivotally to an elongated long arm that is of sufficient distance to protect an...