Fuse bus member and connector assembly
AssigneeCooper Technologies Company
InventorsRuel Emmett Davis, Matthew Alan Joiner
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Abstract
A power distribution block assembly that includes an insulative body, at least one common electrically-conductive power bus member, a plurality of connector elements, and a sealed cover is disclosed. A U-shaped bus member includes a pluarlity of terminal blades extending therefrom, and plurality of separate connector elements connect the terminal blades to input side terminals of removable circuit elements, such as fuse elements or circuit breakers. Load side terminals of the fuse elements are received in load side connectors housed in passages in the body.
Claims27
A power distribution block assembly comprising:
- an insulative body;
- at least one electrically conductive bus member having a longitudinally-extending base and a plurality of terminal blades extending from said base, said base having a site for electrical connection to a power source and comprising a longitudinally elongated U-shape channel defined by opposite legs, said plurality of terminal blades extending from said legs, said terminal blades including a plurality of sites for electrical connection to a plurality of removable circuit elements;
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- a plurality of separate connector elements contained within said body, each of said connector elements being configured to engage a terminal blade of said bus with a terminal of a respective one of said removable circuit elements.
A power distribution block assembly comprising:
- an insulative body;
- a plurality of electrically-conductive bus members, each having a longitudinally extending base and a plurality of terminal blades extending from said base, said base defining a site for electrical connection to a power source, said terminal blades defining a plurality of sites for electrical connection to a plurality of removable circuit elements;
- a plurality of separate connector elements contained within said body, each of said connector elements being configured to engage a terminal blade of said bus with a terminal of a respective one of said removable circuit elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.