Combination AC disconnect switch and surge protection device
OwnerThomas Jay Smithinventor
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Abstract
An AC disconnect switch with integral surge protection. The intrinsic pullout head of the AC disconnect switch embodies a surge protection device, thereby eliminating the need for an extrinsic surge protection device.
Claims2
A combination alternating current (AC) disconnector switch and a surge protection device, wherein the surge protection device is embodied in a pullout head of the AC disconnector switch, wherein the AC disconnector switch further comprises a terminal block assembly having a plurality of sheath walls dimensioned to receive the pullout head in an enabled condition and a disabled condition disabling the AC disconnector switch, wherein the pullout head has a front face and an opposing rear face, wherein the rear face has a plurality of conductive contacts enabling the enabled condition, and wherein the front face has one or more indicator lights indicating the enabled condition and the disabled condition;
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- an enclosure with a rear wall, wherein the terminal block assembly is mounted to the rear wall,
- wherein the terminal block assembly further comprises a plurality of wire connectors facilitating the enabled condition, wherein the plurality of wire connectors is disposed below the plurality of sheath walls, and wherein the enclosure provides a protective cover in front of the plurality of wire connectors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.