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US 12,126,132 B2Granted
Isolating ground switch
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsStephen Andrew Skolozdra, John Kenneth Carrozzo, Jr.
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Abstract
A device assembly capable of selectively bonding one or more tracer wires to ground and isolating the one or more tracer wires from ground is provided. The device assembly includes a housing, an electrical switch within the housing and one or more contact assemblies. The one or more tracer wires and ground wire are connected to the one or more contact assemblies. The electrical switch can connect the tracer wires to the ground wire and can isolate the tracer wires from the ground wire.
Claims19
A wiring device assembly comprising:
- a housing having a base and a cover, the cover having a front face;
- an electrical switch positioned at least partially within the housing, the electrical switch includes at least one opening and is selectively movable between a ground position and an isolation position;
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- at least one terminal contact assembly having a stud and a clip, the stud includes a first portion, a second portion and a third portion, and the clip includes a first arm, a second arm and a backpad joining the first arm to the second arm;
- wherein the first portion of the stud is attached to an interior of the front face of the cover, wherein the second portion of the stud extends from the front face of the cover, and wherein the third portion of the stud extends from the first portion such that at least a portion of the third portion is within the housing;
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- wherein the first arm of the clip is secured to the third portion of the stud by a press fit connection so that the clip remains fixed relative to the stud and is configured to fit within the at least one opening such that when the electrical switch is in the isolation position the first and second arms do not contact the electrical switch, and when the electrical switch is in the ground position the first and second arms contact the electrical switch.
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A wiring device assembly comprising:
- a housing having a base and a cover, the cover having a front face;
- an electrical switch positioned at least partially within the housing, the electrical switch includes a plurality of clip openings and is selectively movable between a ground position and an isolation position;
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- a plurality of terminal contact assemblies, each terminal contact assembly having a stud and a clip, the stud includes a first portion, a second portion and a third portion, and the clip includes a first arm, a second arm and a backpad joining the first arm to the second arm so that a receiving zone is formed between the first and second arms;
- wherein the first portion of the stud is attached to an interior of the front face of the cover, wherein the second portion of the stud extends from the front face of the cover, and wherein the third portion of the stud extends from the first portion such that at least a portion of the third portion is within the housing;
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- wherein the first arm of the clip is secured to the third portion of the stud by a press fit connection so that the clip remains fixed relative to the stud and is configured to fit within one of the plurality of clip openings such that when the electrical switch is in the isolation position the first and second arms do not contact the electrical switch, and when the electrical switch is in the ground position the receiving zone of the clip is aligned to receive the electrical switch so that the first and second arms contact the electrical switch.
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A wiring device assembly comprising:
- a housing having a front face;
- an electrically conductive plate positioned within the housing, the electrically conductive plate having a plurality of clip openings and being movable between a ground position and an isolation position;
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- a plurality of terminal contact assemblies, each terminal contact assembly includes a stud and a clip, the stud includes a first portion, a second portion and a third portion, and the clip includes a first arm, a second arm and a backpad joining the first arm to the second arm;
- wherein at least the first portion of the stud is secured to an interior of the front face of the housing, wherein the second portion of the stud extends from the front face of the housing, and wherein the third portion of the stud extends from the first portion such that at least a portion of the third portion is within the housing;
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- wherein the first arm of the clip is secured to the third portion of the stud by a press fit connection so that the clip remains fixed relative to the stud and is configured to fit within one of the plurality of clip openings such that when the electrically conductive plate is in the isolation position the first and second arms do not-contact the electrically conductive plate, and when the electrically conductive plate is in the ground position the first and second arms contact the electrically conductive plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.