Power inlet box with circuit protection
AssigneeReliance Controls Corporation
InventorsNeil A. Czarnecki, Curtis N. Kell, Benjamin F. Flegel
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Abstract
A power inlet box has as housing with sidewalls and a bottom wall that define an interior. A socket is secured to the housing, to enable power from a power source to be provided to the power inlet box. Circuit breakers are secured to the bottom wall for providing overload protection in the power inlet box. Each circuit breaker includes a reset button located below the bottom wall within a recess defined by the housing.
Claims23
A power inlet assembly for securement to a structure, comprising:
- a housing having a series of sidewalls, a top wall and a bottom wall that cooperate to define an interior;
- a power inlet member secured to the housing, wherein the power inlet member is configured to receive a power receptacle in order to enable power from a power source to be provided to the power inlet assembly;
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- one or more overload protection members mounted to the bottom wall of the housing, wherein the overload protection members are configured to be electrically interconnected between the power inlet member and an electrical system associated with the structure, wherein each overload protection member includes a reset component that is accessible from below the bottom wall of the housing.
A power inlet assembly for securement to a structure, comprising:
- a housing having a series of walls that cooperate to define an interior, wherein the series of walls includes a downwardly facing wall;
- a power inlet member secured to the housing, wherein the power inlet member is configured to receive a power receptacle that enables power from a power source to be provided to the power inlet assembly;
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- one or more circuit breakers secured to the downwardly facing wall, wherein the circuit breakers are configured to be electrically interconnected between the power inlet member and an electrical system associated with the structure, wherein each circuit breaker includes a reset button located below the downward facing wall.
A method of providing circuit protection to a power inlet assembly configured for securement to a structure, wherein the power inlet assembly includes a housing and a power inlet member that is configured to receive a power receptacle that enables power from a power source to be provided to the power inlet assembly, comprising the act of providing the housing with a bottom wall that has one or more circuit protection members secured thereto, wherein the one or more circuit protection members are electrically interconnected with the power inlet member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.