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US 4,950,841 AGranted
Thermally efficient splice joint for electrical distribution busway
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsClarence W. Walker, David A. Hibbert
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Abstract
An electric power bus removable joint includes three spacer-connectors that automatically align the intervening splice plates and insulative plates used to electrically connect between adjoining busway sections. The spacer-connectors automatically attach between the opposing joint face plates without requiring any additional fastening means.
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An electric power bus removable joint comprising:
- a pair of opposing apertured front and rear plates;
- a plurality of interleaved conductive splice plates and insulative isolation plated intermediate said front and rear plates;
- at least one spacer-connector means attached to said front and rear plates to fasten said front plates to said rear plates and to separate said front plates from said rear plates by a fixed separation distance;
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- an insulated thru-bolt extending through said front and rear plates, said splice plates and said isolation plates to thereby fasten said front and rear plates to said splice plates and said isolation plates.
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An electric power bus removable joint comprising:
- first and second opposing side plates;
- a first slot through said first side plate and a second slot through said second side plate;
- intervening metal splice plates and insulative means electrically isolating said splice plates arranged intermediate said first and second side plates;
- an insulated thru-bolt extending through said splice plates, insulative means and said side plates;
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- at least one spacer-connector means fastening said first and second side plates together and separating said first and second side plates by a fixed separation distance extending between said first and second side plates, said at least one spacer-connector means terminating in a first tab at one end and said first tab being received in said first slot through said first side plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.