Riser bus bar positioning block

A positioning block for spacing riser bus bars, the block comprising:

• an insulating material body forming recesses, the recesses being spaced apart from each other by a given distance along a longitudinal axis of a front portion of the block, each recess for receiving an electric riser bus bar therein, the body also including rear openings in a rear portion of the body;
• a pair of opposing binding snaps formed adjacent to opposing walls of the recesses for securing the riser bus bar within the recess, wherein the binding snaps include flexible stems configured to spread over the riser bus bars and recover to capture the riser bus bar in the recess and wherein the flexible stems are accessible through the rear openings such that the positioning block is releasable from the riser bus bars by releasing the flexible stems;
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• a locator pin formed between the walls of each recess for aligning the riser bus bar within the recess, wherein when the positioning block is secured to a plurality of riser bus bars the binding snaps and locator pins positionally secure the riser bus bars relative to one another.

A method for securing riser bus bars, comprising:

• providing a plurality of positioning blocks each having an insulating material body forming recesses along a longitudinal axis of the block, a binding feature formed adjacent to at least one wall of the recesses and a locator feature formed between the walls of each recess;
• aligning each of the positioning blocks on one or more riser bus bars by employing the locator feature to receive an electric riser bus bar within the recesses, wherein each of the positioning blocks are located along a length of the riser bus bars;
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• securing each of the positioning blocks on the riser bus bars by employing the binding feature to secure the riser bus bars within the recesses and ensure maintenance of a distance between the riser bus bars.