Universal Bus Plug
OwnerGarrett Sergio Garcia, Robert Scott Vaughninventors
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Abstract
Systems and methods provide an electrical bus plug on a busway, where the electrical bus plug is universal and configured to fit a plurality of busways. An adapter may fit on the electrical bus plug to allow the bus to properly electrically connect with the specific type of busway. Optional mounting brackets can also be removably attached to the universal electrical bus plug to permit attachment to a specific type of busway. Therefore, a single/universal electrical bus plug can be used to electrically connect to a plurality of busway types through the use of an adapter and mounting hardware that attached to the universal bus plug.
Claims18
A universal bus plug comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a switch or breaker located inside the enclosure;
- an interface providing electrical connection from outside the enclosure to the switch or breaker;
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- a plurality of mounting openings configured to receive one of a plurality of mounting hardware sets, the one of the plurality of mounting hardware sets configured to provide mounting of the universal bus plug to a particular type of busway, wherein other ones of the plurality of mounting hardware sets provide mounting of the universal bus plug to other types of busway.
A universal bus plug comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a switch or breaker located inside the enclosure;
- an interface providing electrical connection from outside the enclosure to the switch or breaker;
- and
- an interface adapter configured to electrically connect a particular type of busway to the interface.
A universal bus plug system comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a switch or breaker located inside the enclosure;
- an interface providing electrical connection from outside the enclosure to the switch or breaker;
- a plurality of mounting openings pre-formed in the enclosure and configured to receive a plurality of mounting hardware sets, a selected one of the plurality of mounting hardware sets corresponding for mounting to a desired busway type for mounting the universal bus plug, other ones of the plurality of mounting hardware sets correspond to mounting to other busway type;
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- an interface adapter configured to electrically connect the desired busway type to the interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.