Current transformer retainers for enclosure knock outs
AssigneeSchneider Electric USA, Inc.
InventorsGerardo RODRIGUEZ NAJERA, Cristina ROSAS SALAZAR
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Abstract
Current transformer (CT) retainers (100, 200, 300, 400) are disclosed for use in an electrical enclosure (510) for an electrical panel (500). An exemplary CT retainer includes a body that has one end portion (110, 210, 410) configured to mount onto a wall (140) of the electrical enclosure. The body of the CT retainer also includes an opposite end portion with a basket (150, 250, 350, 450) for housing a CT. The basket includes a flexible clip (160 and 180, 260 and 280, 360 and 380, or 470) which is con figured to flex to allow insertion of the CT into the basket or removal of the CT from the basket.
Claims16
A retainer for mounting a current transformer (CT) onto an electrical enclosure for an electrical panel, comprising:
- a body having one end portion configured to mount onto a wall of the electrical enclosure and an opposite end portion having a basket for housing a CT, the basket including a flexible clip configured to flex to allow insertion of the CT into the basket or removal of the CT from the basket.
An electrical enclosure for an electrical panel comprising:
- a wall;
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- a retainer for mounting a current transformer (CT) onto the wall, the retainer including a body having one end portion mounted onto the wall and an opposite end portion having a basket for housing a CT, the basket including a flexible clip configured to flex to allow insertion of the CT into the basket or removal of the CT from the basket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.