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US 12,658,693 B2Granted
Removable surge protector configured for standard electrical enclosure
OwnerAdam Rogers, Stewart Dentoninventors
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Abstract
A surge protector that can be mounted in a standard electrical enclosure—such as a double gang enclosure. The surge protector includes one or more removable surge protection modules. The surge protection modules are accessible through the front of the surge protector. The removable module can be removed and replaced without dismounting the surge protector.
Claims6
A surge protector including a removable and replaceable surge protector module, comprising:
- (a) a double gang electrical enclosure including,
- (i) a front face,
- (ii) an interior volume opening into said front face,
- (iii) a plurality of mounting receivers,
- (iv) an axis of assembly;
- (b) a surge protector outlet, including,
- (i) a front portion,
- (ii) a surge protected electrical receptacle on said front portion,
- (iii) a module receiver on said front portion, said module receiver being parallel to said axis of assembly of said double gang electrical enclosure,
- (iv) a plurality of mounting holes,
- (v) a second module receiver on said front portion, said second module receiver being parallel to said axis of assembly of said double gang electrical enclosure;
- (c) said surge protector outlet mounted within said interior volume of said double gang electrical enclosure by fasteners passing through said mounting holes in said surge protector outlet and into said mounting receivers in said double gang electrical enclosure;
- (d) a removable surge protector module slidably received within said module receiver on said surge protector outlet, said surge protector module being removable from said surge protector outlet while said surge protector outlet is installed within said double gang electrical enclosure;
- (e) a second removable surge protector module slidably received within said second module receiver on said surge protector outlet, said second surge protector module being removable from said surge protector outlet while said surge protector outlet is installed within said double gang electrical enclosure;
- (f) a test and control circuit automatically sampling a voltage drop across each of said removable surge protectors in order to measure a condition of each of said removable surge protectors;
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- (g) said test and control circuit automatically switching to said removable surge protector that is in a better condition.
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