Electrical system, and support assembly and method of racking electrical switching apparatus therefor
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorsWILLIAM MICHAEL CROOKS, DONALD RAY HARDEE
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Abstract
A support assembly is for an electrical system including an electrical enclosure, an electrical switching apparatus removably disposed in the electrical enclosure, and a plate member coupled to the electrical switching apparatus. The plate member includes a distal portion facing away from the electrical enclosure. The electrical switching apparatus includes an operating handle extending through the distal portion. The support assembly includes a base assembly. The base assembly includes a base. The support assembly further includes a number of brace assemblies each coupled to the base and structured to be coupled to the distal portion of the plate member.
Claims20
A support assembly for an electrical system, the electrical system comprising an electrical enclosure, an electrical switching apparatus removably disposed in the electrical enclosure, and a plate member coupled to the electrical switching apparatus, the plate member comprising a distal portion facing away from the electrical enclosure, the electrical switching apparatus comprising an operating handle extending through the distal portion, the support assembly comprising:
- a base assembly, the base assembly comprising a base;
- and
- a number of brace assemblies each coupled to the base and structured to be coupled to the distal portion of the plate member.
An electrical system comprising:
- an electrical enclosure;
- an electrical switching apparatus removably disposed in the electrical enclosure, the electrical switching apparatus comprising an operating handle;
- a plate member coupled to the electrical switching apparatus, the plate member comprising a distal portion facing away from the electrical enclosure, the operating handle extending through the distal portion;
- and
- a support assembly comprising:
- a base assembly, the base assembly comprising a base;
- and
- a number of brace assemblies each coupled to the base,
- wherein each of the number of brace assemblies is coupled to the distal portion of the plate member.
A method of racking an electrical switching apparatus in an electrical system including an electrical enclosure and an electrical switching apparatus having an operating handle, the method comprising:
- coupling a plate member to the electrical switching apparatus, the plate member having a distal portion structured to face away from the electrical enclosure, the operating handle extending through the distal portion,
- providing a support assembly comprising:
- a base assembly comprising a base, and
- a number of brace assemblies being coupled to the base,
- coupling the number of brace assemblies to the distal portion of the plate member, and
- racking the electrical switching apparatus into or out of the electrical enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.