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US 2015/0311007 A1Published application
Circuit breaker restraining device
OwnerDouglas Elam Albertsoninventor
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Abstract
A circuit breaker restraining device will prevent accidental removal of a circuit breaker from a circuit breaker board or box. The device is configured to be of universal size for use in a large number of different circuit breaker boxes by a number of different manufacturers. The device is thin enough to fit between adjacent circuit breakers, of sufficient length to span the snap-in circuit board, and includes a restraining device to keep the circuit breakers in place.
Claims3
A device for restraining a snap-in circuit breaker in a snap-in circuit breaker board, the device comprising:
- a frame configured to fit between adjacent snap-in circuit breakers and having a length sufficient to span the snap-in circuit breaker board;
- a restraining tab attached to or integrally formed with the frame such that, in use, the restraining tab is positioned over the snap-in circuit breaker to restrain the circuit breaker in place;
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- a leg attached to or integrally formed with each end of the frame, the legs extending perpendicular to the frame;
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- a foot attached to or integrally formed with each leg and configured to be attached to the snap-in circuit breaker board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.