Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Interlocking
Patent
1996-09-13
1998-04-28
Spyrou, Cassandra C.
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Interlocking
200 5011, 200 502, 361634, 361652, H01H 908, H02B 104
Patent
active
057447683
ABSTRACT:
A locking plate for releasably securing a circuit breaker to a module includes a back portion for supporting a circuit breaker, legs connected to the back portion for releasably engaging a terminal of the circuit breaker and for releasably securing the locking plate to the circuit breaker and means for releasably securing the locking plate to a module. The legs may be angled to facilitate slidable engagement with the terminal of the circuit breaker. The locking plate may also include a flange for offsetting the circuit breaker from the module when the circuit breaker is mounted on the module. The locking plate may also include a handle guard for preventing a switch on the circuit breaker from inadvertently being toggled.
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Bishop Howard
Singer Keith
Friedhofer Michael A.
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
Schaier Arthur G.
Spyrou Cassandra C.
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