Electrical panelboard guard with coupled members
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 overlapping members that are, at least in some implementations, mutually coupled to each other. The panelboard guard assembly further includes an adjustment mechanism that extends between and couples the members together, the adjustment mechanism facilitating adjustment of the distance between the outer ends of the members.
Claims18
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 inner end, 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 inner end, 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;
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- an adjustment member extending between the first inner end and the second inner end,
- wherein the adjustment member is configured such that rotation of the adjustment member relative to each of the first inner end and the second inner end results in a change in a distance between the first outer end and the second outer end, and
- wherein the first member and the second member are arranged such that at least a portion of the first member is disposed between the second outer end and the second inner 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 and 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 and 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;
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- an adjustment member extending between the first member and the second member,
- wherein the adjustment member is configured such that rotation of the adjustment member relative to both the first member and the second member results in a change in a distance between the first outer end and the second outer end, and
- wherein the first member and the second member are cross-coupled such that a first portion of the first member is retained by a first portion of the second member and a second portion of the second member is retained by a second portion of the first member.
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;
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- 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,
- wherein the adjustment member is configured such that rotation of the adjustment member relative to both the first outer end and the second outer end changes a distance between the first outer end and the second outer end, and
- wherein a first portion of the first member extends through a first portion of the second member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.