Consolidated circuit breaker support insulator and bus alignment piece
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorsPaul Seff, Michael Ranta
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Abstract
The present invention which provides for a consolidated circuit breaker support insulator and bus alignment piece having a molded body and at least one horizontal bus. Preferably, there are three horizontal buses. Each horizontal bus is structured to extend between, and be in electrical communication with, a socket bus horizontal terminal and a vertical conductor. The molded support includes a non-conductive body has a vertical plate member and a horizontal plate member.
Claims20
A consolidated circuit breaker support insulator and bus alignment piece structured to be coupled to a circuit breaker housing assembly having a vertical sidewall with an opening, wherein at least one socket bus horizontal terminal extends through said circuit breaker housing assembly sidewall opening, said circuit breaker housing assembly further including at least one vertical conductor disposed adjacent to said circuit breaker housing assembly sidewall opening, said consolidated circuit breaker support insulator and bus alignment piece comprising:
- at least one horizontal bus structured to be coupled to said at least one vertical conductor;
- a molded, single piece, nonconductive body having vertical plate member and a horizontal plate member;
- said vertical plate member having at least one alignment opening structured to allow said at least one socket bus horizontal terminal to pass therethrough, said vertical plate member further structured to be coupled to said circuit breaker housing assembly and to be disposed in said circuit breaker housing assembly sidewall opening;
- said horizontal plate member structured to support said at least one horizontal bus;
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- said at least one horizontal bus coupled to said horizontal plate member.
A circuit breaker housing assembly structured to enclose the horizontal end of at least one socket bus, said circuit breaker housing assembly comprising:
- a vertical sidewall with an opening, wherein said at least one socket bus horizontal terminal is structured to extend through said circuit breaker housing assembly sidewall opening;
- at least one vertical conductor disposed adjacent to said circuit breaker housing assembly sidewall opening,
- a consolidated circuit breaker support insulator and bus alignment piece having at least one horizontal bus structured to be coupled to said at least one vertical conductor and a molded, single piece, nonconductive body having vertical plate member and a horizontal plate member;
- said vertical plate member having at least one alignment opening structured to allow said at least one socket bus horizontal terminal to pass therethrough, said vertical plate member further structured to be coupled to said circuit breaker housing assembly and to be disposed in said circuit breaker housing assembly sidewall opening;
- said horizontal plate member structured to support said at least one horizontal bus;
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- said at least one horizontal bus coupled to said horizontal plate member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.