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US 11,081,866 B2Granted
Adjustable width power distribution block
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsTroy Reynolds, Richard Robicheau
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Abstract
An electrical distribution block includes a first base, a second base, and a spacer plate discrete from the first and second base. The spacer plate is positioned between first base and the second base and secures the first base to the second base. A conductor block is connected to at least one of the first base or the second base. The conductor block includes a primary tap and a secondary tap.
Claims20
An electrical distribution block comprising:
- a first base having a first upper surface facing a first direction;
- a second base discrete from the first base, the second base having a second upper surface facing the first direction;
- a spacer plate discrete from the first base and the second base, the spacer plate positioned between the first base and the second base and securing the first base to the second base, the spacer plate having a third upper surface facing the first direction, wherein the third upper surface is positioned at or below the first and second upper surfaces when the spacer plate is connected to the first and second base;
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- a conductor block connected to at least one of the first base or the second base, the conductor block having a primary tap and a secondary tap,
- wherein the spacer plate has a width that is less than a width of the first base or a width of the second base.
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An electrical distribution block comprising:
- a first base having a first base mating feature;
- a second base having a second base mating feature;
- a spacer plate having a first spacer mating feature and a second spacer mating feature, wherein the spacer plate is positioned between and connected to the first base and the second base, with the first spacer mating feature engaging the first base mating feature and the second spacer mating feature engaging the second base mating feature;
- a conductor block connected to the first base and the second base,
- wherein the spacer plate is configured so that the conductor block extends over the spacer plate when the conductor block is connected to the first base and the second base.
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A method of assembling an electrical distribution block comprising:
- providing a spacer plate having a first spacer mating feature and a second spacer mating feature;
- connecting a first base to the first spacer mating feature;
- connecting a second base to the second spacer mating feature;
- connecting a conductor block to the first base and the second base, the conductor block sized to span across the spacer plate and to extend across at least a portion of the first base and the second base;
- connecting a first sidewall having a first sidewall mating feature to the first base;
- connecting a second sidewall having a second sidewall mating feature to the second base;
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- connecting a lid to the first and second sidewalls.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.