Hybrid plug-on/pigtail neutral bar
AssigneeSchneider Electric USA, Inc.
InventorRene Ktnwa Cordova Diaz
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Abstract
A neutral bus bar for an electrical distribution apparatus. The neutral bus bar includes an elongated body that has a rail and a plurality of wire connectors arranged. Each of the wire connectors includes a side hole on the body and a top hole. The side hole can receive an electrical neutral wire such as from a pig tail type circuit breaker. The top hole has a mouth which opens onto the recessed channel and can receive a tightening screw to secure the received electrical wire in the side hole.
Claims12
A neutral bus bar for use within an electrical distribution apparatus, comprising:
- an elongated body including:
- a top portion of the elongated body having a rail with a recessed channel, the rail configured to receive a clip from a first type of circuit breaker to plug the first type of circuit breaker onto the rail, the rail with the recessed channel has a Y-shape in a cross-section perpendicular to a direction of body elongation;
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- a plurality of wire connectors arranged along the elongated body, each of the wire connectors including a side hole on the elongated body for receiving an electrical wire from a second type of circuit breaker and a top hole on the top portion of the elongated body for receiving a tightening screw to secure the received electrical wire in the side hole, the top hole including a mouth thereof which opens onto the recessed channel.
An electrical distribution apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of bus bars including a neutral bus bar, the neutral bus bar comprising:
- an elongated body including:
- a top portion of the elongated body having a rail with a recessed channel, the rail configured to receive a clip from a first type of circuit breaker to plug the first type of circuit breaker onto the rail, the rail with the recessed channel has a Y-shape in a cross-section perpendicular to a direction of body elongation;
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- a plurality of wire connectors arranged along the elongated body, each of the wire connectors including a side hole on the elongated body for receiving an electrical wire from a second type of circuit breaker and a top hole on the top portion of the elongated body for receiving a tightening screw to secure the received electrical wire in the side hole, the top hole including a mouth thereof which opens onto the recessed channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.