Lug wire indicator of a circuit breaker
AssigneeSiemens Industry, Inc.
InventorBrian McCoy
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Abstract
A residential circuit breaker is provided with a mechanism for showing proper installation of a wire to ensure that an installer/a contractor is aware that the wire has been fully inserted into a lug. The residential circuit breaker comprises a lug wire indicator, comprising: an indicator flag with an extension that is extended beyond a pivot of the indicator flag, and a return spring located below a lug and beyond the pivot such that the return spring is located “indirectly” behind the lug, and wherein the lug wire indicator provides a visual indication that a wire is inserted all the way into the lug before tightening a pressure screw.
Claims20
A lug wire indicator of a circuit breaker, comprising:
- an indicator flag with an extension that is extended beyond a pivot of the indicator flag;
- and
- a return spring located below a lug and beyond the pivot such that the return spring is located “indirectly” behind the lug, and
- wherein the lug wire indicator provides a visual indication that a wire is inserted all the way into the lug before tightening a pressure screw.
A method of providing a lug wire indicator in a circuit breaker, the method comprising:
- providing an indicator flag with an extension that is extended beyond a pivot of the indicator flag;
- and
- providing a return spring located below a lug and beyond the pivot such that the return spring is located “indirectly” behind the lug, and
- wherein the lug wire indicator provides a visual indication that a wire is inserted all the way into the lug before tightening a pressure screw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.