# US 2013/0280930 A1 · Busbar adapter > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0280930 A1 - Document ID: US20130280930A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/866,762 - Filed: 2013-04-19 - Published: 2013-10-24 - Earliest claimed: 2012-04-20 - Assignees: Woehner GmbH & Co. KG Elektrotechnische Systeme - Applicants: Woehner GmbH & Co. KG Elektrotechnische Systeme - Inventors: Alex BUETTNER; Christopher CURTH - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130280930A1 ## CPC - H01R 25/145: {Details, e.g. end pieces or joints (H01R25/147 takes precedence)} - H02B 1/21: Bus-bar arrangements for rack-mounted devices with withdrawable units - H02B 1/0565: {by means of an adapter carrying one or more apparatuses (holders with sockets H01R33/00)} - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H02B: BOARDS, SUBSTATIONS OR SWITCHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUPPLY OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER ## Abstract The invention relates to a busbar adapter comprising a housing for receiving at least one installation device for contacting the installation device with at least one busbar that can be held in the busbar adapter, characterized in that the busbar adapter comprises at least one symmetrically configured contact terminal for receiving and contacting a contact of the installation device with an associated busbar, and at least one symmetrically configured attachment device for attaching the installation device to the busbar adapter. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A busbar adapter for contacting an installation device including a retaining element and at least one plug-type contact with a busbar, the busbar adaptor comprising: a housing for accommodating at least one installation device and at least one busbar for contacting the installation device with the busbar; at least one symmetrically configured contact terminal for receiving and contacting the contact of the at least one installation device with the at least one busbar; and at least one symmetrically configured attachment device for attaching the at least one installation device to the busbar adapter. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The busbar adapter according to claim 1, wherein the at least one contact terminal and the at least one attachment device are arranged on a shared axis of the busbar adapter. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The busbar adapter according to claim 1, wherein the at least one contact terminal is embodied as mirror symmetrical to its transverse axis and its longitudinal axis. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The busbar adapter according to claim 1, wherein the at least one attachment device is embodied as mirror symmetrical to its transverse axis and its longitudinal axis. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The busbar adapter according to claim 1, wherein the attachment device has an opening for receiving the retaining element of the installation device, and wherein at least a portion of the attachment device defining the opening has a bevel that is directed downward. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The busbar adapter according to claim 5, wherein the attachment device comprises at least one retaining device for attaching the installation device, and wherein the retaining device is preferably a retaining land. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The busbar adapter according to claim 6, wherein the retaining land extends transversely through the opening in the attachment device, and wherein the retaining land is preferably embodied with a bevel that is directed downward on at least one side. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The busbar adapter according to claim 6, wherein the installation device is adapted to be snapped in from at least one side onto the retaining land. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The busbar adapter according to claim 1, wherein the contact terminal comprises at least one terminal for receiving the plug-type contact of the installation device, and wherein the contact is a contact spring for contacting the plug-type contact. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The busbar adapter according to claim 1, further comprising at least one guide device for pre-positioning the installation device on the busbar adapter, wherein the guide device is a guide slot defined in the busbar adapter. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The busbar adapter according to claim 10, wherein the guide device is configured for accommodating and guiding a part of the installation device before the plug-type contact of the installation device is partially or entirely held in the contact terminal. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The busbar adapter according to claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a cover element on its upper side, and wherein the cover element can preferably be held in a first cover element holder of the housing, wherein the first cover element holder is defined as a recess in the peripheral wall of the housing. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The busbar adapter according to claim 12, wherein the housing has a second cover element holder, wherein the second cover element holder is defined as at least one recess in the housing, in which a projection of the cover element can be received.