Frangible work cover for breaker box
OwnerLarry D. Griffithinventor
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Abstract
A frangible cover, generally made of a synthetic material, such as plastic, which fits over and grips the “hot” or energized bus bars in an electrical breaker box and fits under the insulating panel fingers in the breaker box. In this arrangement, the novel frangible cover is locked in place in the breaker box until the installer acts to remove all or part of the cover. The cover is scribed in a pattern so that it can be partially removed one or more breakers at time as intended by the breaker installer. The physical configuration of the present invention is mated to the physical configuration of the breaker box itself. The present frangible cover is designed to mate with the extending finger of the phase line bus bar and engage the tab of the insulating strip as if it were a breaker or plurality of breakers.
Claims6
An apparatus for covering the phase bus bars of an electrical breaker box comprising in combination:
- first and second individually removable cover members of a rigid but separable strip of electrical insulation material having a first ramp member, a second ramp member and a third ramp member wherein the first and third ramp members are substantially parallel to each other and are joined together by a second ramp member;
- said third ramp member has formed thereon on the outer surface a handle member and on the inside surface inwardly depending first and second finger members.
An apparatus for gripping the conductive members of an electrical panel box comprising in combination:
- first and second insulating members formed of a relatively rigid but separable strip each having an inner and outer surface;
- said outer surface of said first and second insulating members having a handle means formed thereon;
- said inner surface of said first and second insulating members having first and second gripping members formed thereon wherein first gripping member connects to an insulating member and said second gripping member connects to a conducting member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.