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.
Claims15
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 an inner end, the inner end extending inwards from the second outer end towards the first member, wherein the inner end is oriented to be secured around the second side boundary to couple the second member to the second side boundary;
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- an adjustment assembly extending between the first member and the second member, the adjustment assembly comprising an adjustment member,
- wherein movement 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 adjustment member extends along the second member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.