Electrical panelboard guard
AssigneeADK Electric Corporation
InventorsTimothy Kit Canaday, Christopher Anthony Canaday
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a panelboard guard assembly configured to restrict access to a panelboard having a cover and a door defined therein, the cover having first and second side edges. The panelboard guard assembly includes a first strap, a second strap and an adjusting mechanism. The first strap has a first outer end and a first inner end. The second strap has a second outer end and a second inner end. The adjusting mechanism extends between and couples the first strap and the second strap at the first and second inner ends.
Claims25
A panelboard guard assembly configured to restrict access to a panelboard having a cover and a door defined therein by using a safety lockout, the cover having first and second side boundaries, the panelboard guard assembly comprising:
- a first member including a first outer end and a first portion, the first outer end comprising a first open channel, the first open channel shaped to extend about and releasably receive the first side boundary to couple the first member to the first side boundary;
- a second member including a second outer end and a second portion, the second outer end comprising a second open channel shaped to extend about and releasably receive the second side boundary to couple the second member to the second side boundary;
- and
- an adjustment member extending between the first portion and the second portion,
- wherein movement of the adjustment member relative to both the first portion and the second portion results in a change in a distance between the first outer end and the second outer end.
A panelboard guard assembly configured to restrict access to a panelboard having a cover and a door defined therein by using a safety lockout, the cover having first and second side boundaries, the panelboard guard assembly comprising:
- a first member including a first outer end comprising a first open channel shaped to extend about and releasably receive the first side boundary to couple the first member to the first side boundary;
- a second member including a second outer end comprising a second open channel shaped to extend about and releasably receive the second side boundary to couple the second member to the second side boundary;
- and
- an adjustment mechanism operably coupling the first member to the second member,
- wherein the adjustment mechanism is configured to:
- couple to the first member via the safety lockout;
- and
- change a distance between the first outer end and the second outer end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.