Isolating ground switch
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsStephen Andrew Skolozdra, John Kenneth Carrozzo, JR.
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Abstract
A device assembly capable of selectively bonding one or more tracer wires to ground and isolating the one or more tracer wires from ground is provided. The device assembly includes a housing, an electrical switch within the housing and one or more contact assemblies. The one or more tracer wires and ground wire are connected to the one or more contact assemblies. The electrical switch can connect the tracer wires to the ground wire and can isolate the tracer wires from the ground wire.
Claims20
A wiring device assembly comprising:
- a housing having a front face;
- an electrically conductive plate positioned within the housing, the electrically conductive plate being movable between a ground position and an isolation position;
- a plurality of terminal contact assemblies, each terminal contact assembly being positioned within the housing and at least partially extending from the front face of the housing;
- wherein when the electrically conductive plate is in the ground position, the electrically conductive plate is electrically connected to each terminal contact assembly, and when the electrically conductive plate is in isolation position, the electrically conductive plate is electrically isolated from each terminal contact assembly.
A wiring device assembly comprising:
- a housing having a base and a cover, the cover having a front face;
- an electrical switch positioned at least partially within the housing and selectively movable between a ground position and an isolation position;
- at least one terminal contact assembly having a stud portion and a clip portion, the stud portion being attached to the cover and extending through the cover such that the stud portion is at least partially accessible from the front face of the cover;
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- wherein when in the ground position the electrical switch is in electrical contact with the clip portion of the at least one terminal contact assembly, and when in the isolation position the electrical switch is electrically isolated from the clip portion of the at least one terminal contact assembly.
A wiring device assembly comprising:
- a housing having a base and a cover, the cover having a front face;
- an electrical switch positioned at least partially within the housing and selectively movable between a ground position and an isolation position;
- a plurality of terminal contact assemblies, each terminal connector assembly having a stud portion and a clip portion, the stud portion being attached to the cover and extending out of the cover such that the stud portion is at least partially accessible from the front face of the cover, the clip portion being aligned for selective engagement with the electrical switch;
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- wherein when in the ground position the electrical switch is in electrical contact with the clip portion of each of the plurality of terminal connector assemblies, and when in the isolation position the electrical switch is electrically isolated from the clip portion of each of the plurality of terminal connector assemblies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.