Electrical switch box with bolt housing
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorNicholas Figueras
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Abstract
A housing for accommodating an electrical device is provided. A bolt for holding a bus bar electrically connected to the electrical device includes a threaded shaft and a base. The housing includes a first housing configured to hold the electrical device and a bolt housing. The bolt housing includes an upper wall having a U-shaped slot. A resilient tab is disposed on a bottom wall and beneath the U-shaped slot. A pair of slits are disposed on each side of the resilient tab, wherein the threaded shaft is dimensioned to be seated within the U-shaped slot, and wherein the resilient tab presses the base against an undersurface of the upper wall so as to hold the bolt in an upright position relative to the upper wall.
Claims12
A housing for accommodating an electrical device, and a bolt for holding a bus bar electrically connected to the electrical device, the bolt having a threaded shaft and a base, the housing comprising:
- a first housing configured to hold the electrical device;
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- a bolt housing, the bolt housing having an upper wall, a pair of side walls and a bottom wall, the upper wall having a U-shaped slot;
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- a resilient tab disposed on the bottom wall and beneath the U-shaped slot, a pair of slits are disposed on the bottom wall and on each side of the resilient tab, wherein the threaded shaft is dimensioned to be seated within the U-shaped slot, and wherein the resilient tab presses the base against an undersurface of the upper wall so as to hold the bolt in an upright position relative to the upper wall.
A switch box for accommodating an electrical switch, and a bolt for holding a bus bar electrically connected to the electrical switch, the bolt having a threaded shaft and a base, the switch box comprising:
- a first housing configured to hold the electrical switch, the first housing having a pair of side walls, a front wall and a back wall;
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- a bolt housing, the bolt housing disposed on the front wall of the first housing, the bolt housing having an upper wall, a pair of side walls and a bottom wall, the upper wall having a U-shaped slot, the bottom wall disposed on the front wall of the first housing;
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- a resilient tab disposed on the bottom wall and beneath the U-shaped slot and above the front wall of the first housing, a pair of slits are disposed on the bottom wall and on each side of the resilient tab, wherein the threaded shaft is dimensioned to be seated within the U-shaped slot, and wherein the resilient tab presses the base against an undersurface of the upper wall so as to hold the bolt in an upright position relative to the upper wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.