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US 8,576,546 B2Granted
Fuse isolation switch
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsSeth Adam Cutler, Gary Paul Michaelis
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a housing portion comprising a back panel, side panels, and a front panel, the back panel and side panels partially defining a cavity having an access orifice, the side panels partially defining an entry area to the access orifice, the front panel arranged to at least partially obscure the entry area to the access orifice and pivot about an axis of rotation, and a first switch disposed in the cavity including a first contact portion secured to the housing portion, and a removable contact portion connected to the front panel.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing portion comprising a back panel, side panels, and a front panel, the back panel and side panels partially defining a cavity having an access orifice, the side panels partially defining an entry area to the access orifice, the front panel arranged to at least partially obscure the entry area to the access orifice and pivot about an axis of rotation;
- and
- a first switch disposed in the cavity including:
- a first contact portion secured to the housing portion;
- and
- a removable contact portion connected to the front panel.
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A system comprising:
- a power source;
- and
- an apparatus comprising:
- a housing portion comprising a back panel, side panels, and a front panel, the back panel and side panels partially defining a cavity having an access orifice, the side panels partially defining an entry area to the access orifice, the front panel arranged to at least partially obscure the entry area to the access orifice and pivot about an axis of rotation;
- and
- a first switch disposed in the cavity including:
- a first contact portion secured to the housing portion;
- and
- a removable contact portion connected to the front panel, the first switch is electrically connected to the power source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.