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US 10,770,254 B2Granted
Plug-on neutral connector for use with a fault circuit interrupt circuit breaker
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsTapas Ranjan Rout, Leonardo Dorea Mascarenhas
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Abstract
A plug-on neutral connector includes a neutral terminal plug arranged to be inserted into a neutral terminal of a circuit breaker, a conductive fastener, including a pass-through, electrically coupled to the neutral terminal plug and arranged to be fastened on a neutral bus bar of a load center, and a housing disposed over at least a portion of the conductive fastener.
Claims20
A plug-on neutral connector comprising:
- a neutral terminal plug arranged to be inserted into a neutral terminal of a circuit breaker;
- a conductive fastener electrically coupled to said neutral terminal plug and arranged to be fastened on a neutral bus bar of a load center, said conductive fastener comprising a first pass-through;
- and
- a housing disposed over at least a portion of said conductive fastener, said housing comprising a second pass-through disposed in alignment with said first pass-through.
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A circuit breaker comprising:
- a neutral terminal;
- and
- a plug-on neutral connector comprising:
- a neutral terminal plug inserted into said neutral terminal of said circuit breaker;
- a conductive fastener electrically coupled to said neutral terminal plug and arranged to be fastened on a neutral bus bar of a load center, said conductive fastener comprising a first pass-through;
- a housing disposed over at least a portion of said conductive fastener;
- and
- a c-shaped clip engaged over at least a portion of said conductive fastener between said conductive fastener and said housing.
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A circuit breaker comprising:
- a case;
- and
- a plug-on neutral connector comprising:
- a first neutral terminal plug electrically coupled to a first neutral terminal of said circuit breaker;
- a second neutral terminal plug electrically coupled to a second neutral terminal of said circuit breaker;
- a conductive fastener electrically coupled to said first neutral terminal plug and arranged to be fastened on a neutral bus bar of a load center, said conductive fastener comprising a first pass-through;
- a housing disposed over at least a portion of said conductive fastener and coupled to said case of said circuit breaker;
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- a c-shaped clip engaged over at least a portion of said conductive fastener between said conductive fastener and said housing.
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An electrical load center comprising:
- a neutral bus bar electrically connected to a power source, said neutral bus bar arranged to receive a neutral bus bar set screw;
- a mounting rail disposed substantially in parallel with said neutral bus bar;
- a circuit breaker mountable on said mounting rail, said circuit breaker comprising a neutral terminal;
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- a plug-on neutral connector arranged to electrically connect said circuit breaker to said neutral bus bar, said plug-on neutral connector comprising:
- a neutral terminal plug arranged to be inserted into said neutral terminal of said circuit breaker;
- a conductive fastener electrically coupled to said neutral terminal plug and arranged to be fastened on said neutral bus bar, said conductive fastener comprising a first pass-through arranged to receive the neutral bus bar set screw;
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- a housing disposed over said conductive fastener, said housing comprising a second pass-through disposed in alignment with said first pass-through and arranged to receive the neutral bus bar set screw.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.