Electrical panelboard guard
AssigneeADK Electric Corporation
InventorsTimothy Kit Canaday, Christopher Anthony Canaday
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
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 a first strap, a second strap and an adjusting mechanism. The first strap has a first outer end and a first inner end. The second strap has a second outer end and a second inner end. The adjusting mechanism extends between and couples the first strap and the second strap at the first and second inner ends.
Claims29
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 comprising:
- a first strap and a second strap, the first strap having a first outer end and a first inner end and the second strap having a second outer end and a second inner end;
- and
- an adjusting mechanism extending between and coupling the first strap and the second strap at the first and second inner ends.
A method for restricting access to a panelboard, the method comprising:
- securing a first outer end of a first strap of a panelboard guard assembly to a first edge of a cover of the panelboard;
- securing a second outer end of a second strap of the panelboard guard assembly to a second edge of a cover of the panelboard, the panelboard guard assembly extending across an access door defined in the cover of the panelboard;
- coupling a first inner end of the first strap to a second inner end of the second strap via an adjustment mechanism coupled to both inner ends;
- and
- adjusting the adjustment mechanism to substantially remove slack in the panelboard guard assembly extending across the access door followed by locking the adjustment mechanism via a safety lockout mechanism.
A method for shipping a panelboard guard assembly, the method comprising:
- gathering a first strap having a first rotatable attachment structure attached to a first outer end, a second strap having a second rotatable attachment structure attached to a second outer end, and an adjusting mechanism;
- rotating the first and the second attachment structures to a substantially parallel orientation respectively with the first and the second straps;
- placing the first and second straps in a shipping container;
- shipping the shipping container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.