Circuit breaker identification accessory

A circuit breaker cap for labeling a circuit breaker having a housing with a raised portion through which extends a switch, the raised portion having a top surface extending between and connecting a pair of endwalls and a pair of sidewalls, each of the endwalls forming a respective slot, the circuit breaker cap comprising:

• a single-piece shell with a lid integrally formed with first and second opposing and generally parallel endwalls and first and second opposing and generally parallel sidewalls, the shell sidewalls and endwalls projecting from the lid and cooperatively forming a continuous surface configured to circumscribe the raised portion of the circuit breaker;
• first and second tabs, the first tab being integrally formed with and projecting from an inside surface of the first endwall towards the second endwall, the second tab being integrally formed with and projecting from an inside surface of the second endwall towards the first endwall, the first and second tabs each being configured to fit into a respective one of the slots in the endwalls of the raised portion and thereby attach the shell to the circuit breaker housing;
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• a handle slot formed in the lid and configured to receive therethrough the switch,
• wherein the shell is configured to flex outwardly such that the first endwall and the first tab are deflected away from the second endwall and the second tab by the pair of endwalls when the shell is pressed onto the raised portion of the circuit breaker housing, the continuous surface comprising a continuous rim.

A labeling kit for labeling a plurality of circuit breakers mounted to a panelboard in an electrical distribution panel, each of the circuit breakers including a housing having a raised portion with a top surface extending between and connecting a pair of opposing endwalls, and a respective slot formed in each of the endwalls, the labeling kit comprising:

• a container;
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• a plurality of circuit breaker caps stowed in the container, each of the circuit breaker caps being integrally formed as a single-piece unitary structure including:
• a lid;
• first and second endwalls projecting from opposing ends of the lid;
• first and second tabs each projecting from an inside surface of a respective one the cap endwalls, the first and second tabs each being configured to fit into a respective one of the slots in the endwalls of the raised portion and thereby attach the cap to the housing of a respective one of the circuit breakers;
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• one or more of a plurality of indicia integrally formed with the lid, each of the indicium visibly portraying a corresponding characteristic of the respective circuit breaker to which the cap is attached,
• wherein each of the circuit breaker caps further comprises first and second endwalls integrally formed with and projecting from opposing sides of the lid, the cap sidewalls and endwalls cooperatively forming a continuous surface configured to extend around the raised portion of the circuit breaker housing, the continuous surface comprising a continuous rim.

A system for identifying an electrical switch device comprising:

• an electrical switch device having a housing with a face portion and a handle projecting from the face portion;
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• an identification accessory to identify an electrical switch device, the identification accessory comprising:
• an accessory shell with a lid having first and second endwalls projecting from the lid, the accessory shell being configured to attach to the electrical switch device, the lid including indicium for placement in proximity to the handle of the electrical switch device,
• wherein the accessory shell further comprises first and second sidewalls projecting from the lid, the shell sidewalls being connected to the shell endwalls thereby cooperatively forming a continuous surface configured to extend around and circumscribe the face portion of the housing, the continuous surface comprising a continuous rim.