Vertical bus power connector
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsGilbert Anthony Soares, Richard Emery Bernier, James Brown Hestetune
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Abstract
A universal electrical connector is incorporated into the electric power distribution network of a motor control center, switchboard, or switchgear between vertical bus conductors and the power line inlet. The connector in the form of substantially a single metal casting is configured to connect the power line with the control center internal electrical distribution conductors without requiring additional connectors.
Claims13
An electrical connector electrically connecting a bus bar to a power supply source comprising:
- a main body portion having a first end and a second end;
- a first end of a power supply wire operably coupled with said first end of said main body portion, while a second end of said wire is connected to the power supply source;
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- a U-shaped member attached to said second end of said main body including legs configured to be rigidly secured to the bus bar through which an electrical contact is made supplying electrical current from the power supply source to the bus bar.
An electrical enclosure receiving electrical current comprising:
- a bus bar having at least one opening;
- a main body portion having a first end and a second end;
- a first end of a power supply wire operably coupled to said first end of said main body portion, while a second end of said wire is connected to a power supply source;
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- a U-shaped member attached to said second end of said main body including legs configured to be rigidly secured to the bus bar through which an electrical contact is made supplying electrical current from said power supply source to the bus bar and connected with at least one nut and bolt extending through at least one opening in legs of said U-shaped member corresponding and aligned with said at least one opening in said bus bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.