Circuit breaker terminal shield with integral securing and installation and removal features apparatus, means and system

For shielding exposed electric terminal means at an end of a circuit breaker assembly, circuit breaker terminal shield means comprising:

• shield means, including releasable catch means, for assembly to a circuit breaker assembly in shielding relation to electric terminal means;
• shield securing means that is selectively positionable on the shield means proximate the catch means;
• wherein when the shield means is assembled to the circuit breaker assembly to place the shield means in shielding relation to the electric terminal means, the catch means releasably catches with the circuit breaker assembly such that the shield means cannot be disassembled from the circuit breaker assembly unless the catch means is first disengaged from catching with the circuit breaker assembly;
• and the shield securing means is selectively positionable on the shield means to a first position that allows the catch means to be disengaged from catching with the circuit breaker assembly and to a second position that prevents the catch means from being disengaged from catching with the circuit breaker assembly.

A circuit breaker terminal shield system comprising:

• a circuit breaker assembly having one or more exposed electric terminals at an end thereof;
• a shield, including a releasable catch, assembled to the circuit breaker assembly in shielding relation to the one or more electric terminals;
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• a shield securing member that is selectively positionable on the shield proximate the catch;
• the catch releasably catching with the circuit breaker assembly such that the shield cannot be disassembled from the circuit breaker assembly unless the catch is first disengaged from catching with the circuit breaker assembly;
• and the shield securing member being selectively positionable on the shield to a first position that allows the catch to be disengaged from catching with the circuit breaker assembly and to a second position that prevents the catch from being disengaged from catching with the circuit breaker assembly.

A circuit breaker terminal shield system comprising:

• a circuit breaker assembly having exposed electric terminal means at an end thereof;
• shield means, including releasable catch means, assembled to the circuit breaker assembly in shielding relation to the electric terminal means;
• shield securing means that is selectively positionable on the shield means proximate the catch means;
• wherein the catch means releasably catches with the circuit breaker assembly such that the shield means cannot be disassembled from the circuit breaker assembly unless the catch means is first disengaged from catching with the circuit breaker assembly;
• and the shield securing means is selectively positionable on the shield means to a first position that allows the catch means to be disengaged from catching with the circuit breaker assembly and to a second position that prevents the catch means from being disengaged from catching with the circuit breaker assembly.

A circuit breaker terminal shield system comprising:

• a circuit breaker assembly having one or more exposed electric terminals at an end thereof;
• a shield assembled to the circuit breaker assembly in shielding relation to the one or more electric terminals;
• a releasable catch releasably catching the circuit breaker assembly and the shield such that the shield and the circuit breaker assembly cannot be disassembled from each other unless the catch is first released from catching;
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• a shield securing member that is selectively positionable relative to the catch to a first position that allows the catch to be released from catching and to a second position that prevents the catch from being released from catching.

A circuit breaker terminal shield system comprising:

• a circuit breaker assembly having exposed electric terminal means at an end thereof;
• shield means assembled to the circuit breaker assembly in shielding relation to the electric terminal means;
• releasable catch means releasably catching the circuit breaker assembly and the shield means such that the shield means and the circuit breaker assembly cannot be disassembled from each other unless the catch means is first released from catching;
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• shield securing means that is selectively positionable relative to the catch means to a first position that allows the catch means to be released from catching and to a second position that prevents the catch means from being released from catching.