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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7965493 | Motor control center and subunit therefor A subunit is provided for a motor control center including an enclosure, a number of compartments, a plurality of power lines, and a number of covers for covering the compartments. The subunit includes a housing removably disposed within a corresponding one of the c... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7911768 | Drawout door interface for circuit breaker A drawout system with an interface proving a lower ingress protection rating is provided. The system includes a flange mounted to a door. A sleeve is movably mounted to the door adjacent to the flange. As the circuit breaker is moved from a racked-in position to a t... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7903393 | Lockable shutter for withdrawable racks of low-voltage power circuit breakers Withdrawable racks for power circuit breakers should be reliably switched. To this end, the movement of the plates of a shutter in the withdrawable rack can be blocked so that the shutter is not permitted to open unintentionally. In a special embodiment, the opening... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7881044 | Electrical switching apparatus and dampening mechanism therefor A dampening mechanism for an electrical for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a draw-out circuit breaker, includes a mounting bracket coupled to the circuit breaker, a pivot member, at least one biasing element, and a damper. The circuit breaker is movable ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7791862 | Electrical switchgear assembly and basic module for an electrical switchgear assembly The invention relates to an electric switching system which comprises a housing and components which are arranged therein and which are embodied as a control and/or measuring unit. Said components are arranged in modular-type drawers. At least one base module compri... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7791865 | Electronic system having a release control and method Various embodiments of an electronic system and method for removing a power module from an electronic system are provided. The electronic system includes a power module that supplies power to a load and is movable along an axis from an enabling position to a disconn... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7764485 | Electrical distribution device assembly An electrical distribution device assembly includes a drawout substructure having at least first and second opposing side portions. The electrical distribution device assembly also includes a telescoping rail unit mounted to one of the first and second opposing side... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7751179 | Slip-over distribution cabinet Replacing, and in particular extending, the body of an outdoor distributor cabinet includes removing the body of the old distributor cabinet, slipping a new hollow base over the old assembly frame and the old base. A new body, which has at least the same inner capac... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7558052 | Electrical cabinet assembly and seal assembly therefor A seal assembly for an electrical enclosure having a draw-out circuit breaker and a number of conductors is provided having a movable first seal member and a movable second seal member. The circuit breaker includes a protruding nose portion that is engaged by the fi... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7492575 | Slip-over distribution cabinet The invention relates to a distribution cabinet which is usually set up outdoors and accommodates the technical, for example electrical or optical, distribution installations for, for example, weak-current systems, for example telephone systems, with associated powe... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7317623 | Swappable mount for cable support and system and method incorporating same A swappable mount and cable support arm for a rack mount system. The swappable mount may have a variety of toolfree mounts, threaded fasteners, latches, and other mounting mechanisms. The swappable mount is interchangeably coupled to the cable support arm to facilit... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311538 | Tap-off interlock A bus to tap-off device interlock having a first position wherein the tap-off device can be installed or removed from the busway section and a second position in which an installed tap-off device can not be removed from the busway section and an uninstalled tap-off ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7261384 | Armoire The armoire includes a concealed, removable bench containing two drawers. In use the bench is removed for seating purposes and the doors of the armoire are opened. A shelf is provided for various tasks such as for use as a make-up counter. A mirror on the inside of ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258583 | Cable management arm having cable retention members A cable management arm (12) has elongate arms (22) and protuberances (26) which are spaced apart to define generally serpentine spaces (28) for passing cabling (44) to secure the cabling (44) within the cable management arm ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7236352 | Arc resistant switchgear having dedicated vertical plenums An arc resistant switchgear assembly is provided having a front wall, a rear wall, a bottom surface, an upper surface, a first side wall, and a second side wall opposed to the first side wall and spaced a first distance from the first side wall, with each of the fir... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7200315 | Dynamic fiber slack management for telecom racks Disclosed is an apparatus and method for managing and storing excess amounts of fiber-optic cable in a telecom rack. According to one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a fiber-optic cable slack take-up device attached to an arm. The arm is mounted to a supporting ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7145776 | Midplane-less data storage enclosure Described is a midplane-less data storage enclosure having a control board module with an electrical connector and a bulkhead assembly with a plurality of spaced-apart disk-drive guides coupled to a bulkhead. The disk-drive guides and bulkhead together define a plur... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7097047 | Cable management flip tray assembly A system and method for providing a cable management flip tray assembly includes a flip tray mounting bracket and a flip tray. The flip tray is moveable between a first, generally vertical, position and a second, generally horizontal, position that facilitates acces... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7078634 | Mounting structure for an electric switch The aim of the invention is to achieve, in the simplest possible manner, a movement of an electric switch (3) of a medium-high voltage switch panel on a mounting structure (1) between an interrupt position, a test position and an operating position. To... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7075021 | Multiple-hole terminal lug, bussing assembly and electrical switching apparatus including the same A multiple-hole terminal lug is for a circuit breaker including a load terminal and a conductive terminal extension coupled thereto. The multiple-hole terminal lug includes a mounting portion and a receiving portion having a plurality of receptacles for electrically... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7067746 | Travelling mechanism for a withdrawable circuit-breaker A travelling mechanism for a withdrawable circuit-breaker includes a crank handle that is secured in a manner that prevents it from being removed. A shaft of the crank handle revolves around an input shaft and is guided in a manner that permits it to be displaced in... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7064283 | Device for fixing a power circuit breaker in an insertion rack A device is for fixing a circuit breaker in an insertion rack. The device includes at least one arresting unit which is connected to the insertion rack and belongs to the power circuit breaker. The arresting unit is connected to a control rod which is movably arrang... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7053321 | Apparatus operating an isolation switch in coordination with a circuit breaker The movable conductors of a three phase isolation switch are incorporated into the electrically insulative molded shaft, thereby mechanically supporting them and isolating them from the metal axle of the shaft. Movable contacts on the ends of each movable conductor ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7032277 | Cable management system and method of use thereof What is disclosed is a cable management system having a flexible main strap with an upper portion adapted to be secured to a first supporting surface in an electronic device, a middle portion with a plurality of mini straps attached thereon, and a lower portion adap... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6902069 | System and method for rack cable management A cable management assembly includes a first arm assembly pivotally connected with a second arm assembly. Each arm assembly includes a slide lock which may tool-lessly couple to a slide lock receptacle attached to a rack slide chassis member or a rack slide stationa... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6501020 | Electrical equipment and cable support assembly A cable management appraratus for routing at least one cable from a first location to a second location in an electrical equipment support system. The cable management apparatus includes a flexible support member, which extends curvilinearly between the f... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6459567 | Gas-insulated switchgear A gas-insulated switchgear comprising bushings mounted to and passing through a vessel wall of the hermetic vessel, each having an outer end connected to an insulated bus conductor at the outside of the hermetic vessel and an inner end connected to the el... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6424519 | Plug-in draw out unit A draw out unit with improved drawout box and handle assembly is disclosed. The drawout box is designed to accommodate an improved terminal assembly of the present invention, which reduces the dimensions of the box, and further provides access to the inte... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6388867 | Flexible seal for circuit breaker arc gas exhaust system A seal apparatus having a seal member and a plurality of fasteners is mounted on an arc hood of a cassette in a switchgear cabinet and resists leakage of arc gases through a gap between the arc hood and a circuit breaker mounted in the switchgear cabinet.... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6373686 | Key protection structure for an electronic apparatus An object is to provide a key protection structure for an electronic apparatus which can prevent a preset value of a switch from being intentionally changed by the user or the like. When setting of a first switch 21 is ended, a tool shutter operation port... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6327139 | Electrical equipment rack having cable management arms with flexible linkage An electrical equipment rack includes an electrical equipment unit that slides in and out of the rack on two drawer slides. A hinge attaches a first cable management arm to the rack or to a first drawer slide, which is attached to the rack. Another hinge ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6301094 | Drawout unit and load/line terminal assembly A drawout unit is dimensioned to make more efficient use of the space within the drawout unit. Devices within the drawout unit are positioned in a generally vertical configuration. A bus brace serves as a line/load terminal assembly. The bus brace has rec... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6265678 | Circuit breaker movement system with over-travel protection A mechanism is provided for moving a circuit breaker (12) with respect to a circuit breaker connecting apparatus (14) so as to connect or disconnect the circuit breaker from the circuit breaker connecting apparatus. The mechanism includes a draw bracket a... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6191947 | Electronic trip unit and mounting method An electronic trip unit is adapted for connection to a circuit breaker for circuit interruptions. The electronic trip unit includes a frame module shaped to define a recess. An electronics module is releasably connected to the frame module. The electronic... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6169653 | Latch and locate cradle An apparatus for providing precise alignment between primary and secondary contacts mounted on a circuit breaker and associated stationary primary and secondary contacts located with substantial precision with respect to X, Y and Z coordinates and mounted... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6137684 | Camming mechanism for joining modular electronic enclosures An electronic enclosure assembly having a logic chassis, a forward extension member attached to one end of the logic chassis wherein each side of the forward extension member has side pieces, each of the side pieces having a face and a notch. The enclosur... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6069787 | Switchgear with integral pry slot and a planar base An enclosure for electrical switching apparatus has a base formed by a planar member which extends horizontally to support the enclosure on a support surface. The planar member is generally rectangular with an upturned flange along at least one edge and p... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6025989 | Modular node assembly for rack mounted multiprocessor computer A modular node assembly for a rack mounted multiprocessor computer in which the node assembly has a logic chassis and a removable chassis. The logic chassis contains logic cards including memory cards, a service processor card, Central Processing Unit (CP... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5912444 | Switch racking mechanism with interlock A device for affecting a traveling system of a switching device, which blocks the traveling system to prevent its operation when a door of a switchboard cell is opened. The device includes a blocking lever mounted on the traveling system and a push rod th... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5852543 | Guide rail set for electrical components of electrical devices guided in guide rails For a fast and simple mounting and unmounting of guide rails for electrical components of electrical devices in guide rails, the guide rail set is provided, which is engaged in the frame parts by being placed against and axially displaced in the frame par... | 12/22/1998 |
