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Class 361/675 - Bus duct


Subclass of Class 361 - Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Definition: Subject matter comprising a protective tube or pipe used
No. of patents: 34
Last issue date: 09/02/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7420132Busway plug fitting containing an operating mechanism with a reverse link
The present invention provides busway plug fitting having a housing assembly and a toggle mechanism disposed therein having at least two operatively linked operating handles. A first assembly is disposed on a first side member of the housing assembly and structured ...
09/02/2008
7311538Tap-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
7239502Meter center and multi-phase multiple meter socket assembly therefor
A multi-phase multiple meter socket assembly is for a meter center including a plurality of meters. The meter socket assembly includes meter sockets each receiving one of said meters, feeder buses, supply buses, and a plurality of phase connectors. Each of the suppl...
07/03/2007
7227740Bus shroud
A non-conductive bus shroud for a dual circuit breaker system that has a plurality of vertical walls extending generally perpendicular from the top side and including at least one bus member support vertical wall. The dual circuit breaker system includes a housing a...
06/05/2007
7173811Power circuit breakers with offset vertical quick disconnect adapters to allow plugging onto a line and a load bus in different planes
An offset assembly for a circuit breaker includes at least one two plane member having a first plate and a second plate. The first and second plates are joined at an edge and extend generally perpendicular to each other. The second plate is structured to be coupled ...
02/06/2007
7054143Electrical installation comprising a decompression channel
The invention relates to an electrical installation, especially a medium-voltage switchgear, comprising at least one encapsulated function module (FM), a decompression channel (DK) which is connected to said function module, and at least one inflow opening (EO . . ....
05/30/2006
6976340Universal access port
A universal access port includes a specific size opening that is formed through a wall of a conditioning enclosure and located at a specific distance from a floor or mounting surface. The opening is preferably rectangular in shape, but other shapes may also be used....
12/20/2005
6955556Connector for electronic device
A connector includes a first housing, a second housing, a screw, and a resilient lever. The first housing defines a through hole and the second housing has a threaded post. The screw passes through the through hole and fastens to the threaded post. The resilient lev...
10/18/2005
6765800Multiple channel modules and bus systems using same
Various module structures are disclosed which may be used to implement modules having 1 to N channels. Bus systems may be formed by the interconnection of such modules. ...
07/20/2004
6714128Motor vehicle lighting system
A motor vehicle lighting system includes a master controller, a smart light, and a hot bus. The master controller is electrically couplable to a power supply and is adapted to receive an input signal corresponding to a left turn signal, a right turn signal, a run si...
03/30/2004
6574115Computer system, electronic circuit board, and card
There are provided motherboard 7, signal line 12 formed on motherboard 7, multiple ground lines 13 formed spaced apart and substantially in parallel with each other adjacent signal line 12, card board 10, signal line 14 formed on card board 10, multiple g...
06/03/2003
6535396Combination circuit board and segmented conductive bus substrate
A combination circuit board (12) and segmented bus structure (54) defines a composite circuit board/bus assembly (52) upon which an electrical circuit may be assembled. The various segments (54a-54f) of bus structure (54) may be variously configured to ac...
03/18/2003
6510047Conductive heat sink
A conductive heat sink is electrically interposed between a fuse and a switching apparatus within a watertight case of a network protector. The heat sink is advantageously configured to conduct current between the switching apparatus and the fuse. During ...
01/21/2003
5828006Busway system with wedge brace supports
An electric power busway system has multi-phase power bus bar conductors that are each housed within an individual duct. Individually housing the bus bar conductors provides short-circuit bending resistance as well as superior thermal heat dissipation cha...
10/27/1998
5486979Electricity supply assembly
An electricity supply assembly comprises a circuit breaker comprising a housing (2) having generally flat, parallel side faces provided on the underside with a mounting recess (4), for mounting on a mounting rail of the conventional "top hat" section, com...
01/23/1996
5144530Power distributor device for electric installations
A power distributor device is disclosed for electric installations, comprising, for housing a set of power bars, an insulating case formed preferably of several interlockable modules. A member, for example an end-piece in the form of a lyre is associated ...
09/01/1992
5068491Bus bar for power supply with coolant flow passages
A bus bar for power supply is comprised of a pipe-shaped outer conductor and at least one inner conductor inserted therein. The inner conductor is also formed in a pipe shape and serves as a coolant flow passage. Insulation is interposed between the outer...
11/26/1991
4989118Off-set terminal configuration for electrically coupling the load side of adjacent circuit breakers
The load terminals of several side-by-side circuit breakers are formed from an initially flat configuration to define an offset laterally projecting flag portion that mates with another portion of an identical adjacent terminal to provide aligned openings...
01/29/1991
4945188Bus system
A bus bar and duct combination as is disclosed comprising a plurality of bus bars encased and held, at a central part between end joint parts of the bus bars, within a metal duct such that the bus bars, the duct and electrical insulation members are in in...
07/31/1990
4912599Bus-to-plug interlock
A plug-in apparatus for use with an electrical busway containing a plurality of bus bars includes an enclosure with an electrical accessory disposed therein. A plurality of plug-in jaws are connected to the electrical accessory and extend through a rear w...
03/27/1990
4855867Full panel electronic packaging structure
An electronic packaging structure, and a method of making this structure, are disclosed. The electronic packaging structure comprises a full panel, circuitized flexible film semiconductor chip carrier mounted on a circuitized substrate such as a printed c...
08/08/1989
4728752Joint assembly for connecting bus ducts having unequal numbers of runs
A reducing joint assembly which, when attached at one end thereof to a bus duct having a predetermined number of runs and at the other end thereof to a bus duct having a different number of runs, allows interconnection of these non-matching ducts without ...
03/01/1988
4543455Explosion-proof switching installation with a bus bar duct
A switching installation of explosion-proof design comprises a bus bar duct of the German protection class "Increased Safety" (Sch)e and housings of the German protection class "Explosion-Proof Enclosure" for accommodating switching devices. The electrica...
09/24/1985
4530032Circuit box
A circuit box having two mounting plates pivotally connected so as to mount a fuse block and electrical control device in a stacked relationship but which allows operable connection of the fuse block and electronic control device in both a closed position...
07/16/1985
4413307Bus bar extensions to outside of busway for external connections
Vertical bus bars conducting high amperage electric current extend inside a bus way in tall buildings, and feeder connections are on each floor to a local circuit. The improvement is that the feeder connections are entirely outside the bus way. Each feede...
11/01/1983
4388535Electric power interrupting switch
A switch for interrupting electric power to the customer of a utility, the switch including two female contacts for accepting the male plug-in contacts of a watt-hour meter, and two male contacts for insertion into the female contacts which ordinarily rec...
06/14/1983
4374405Insulating-isolating barrier system for electrical distribution equipment buswork
A barrier system includes elongated, insulative, high impact resistant isolating barrier members clamped in semi-embracing relation with the horizontal bus runs in an electrical switchboard and the like. These horizontal bus runs are interrupted by bus jo...
02/15/1983
4370698Through type high-withstand-voltage ceramic
In elliptical shaped insulated high voltage ceramic capacitors, subjected to higher heat and temperature, stresses are formed which causes gaps between the insulation and ceramic capacitor. To solve this and other problems a hollow elliptical shaped plast...
01/25/1983
4167770Isolating gas barrier between bus and accessory equipment
Two axially spaced, fixed gas barriers are placed between gas-filled auxiliary equipment and the main gas-filled bus conductor of a gas-insulated electrical power substation. A short connection section is provided between the auxiliary equipment and main ...
09/11/1979
4166195Duct apparatus for distribution of isolated power and equipotential ground
In environments utilizing highly explosive or flammable materials and in hospital operating rooms, the use of isolated power and an equipotential grounding system is essential. The distribution of isolated power and an equipotential ground on the surface ...
08/28/1979
4163118Busbar system of electric high-voltage switchgear
In electric switchgear for high voltages a busbar system, of which each busbar consists of two identical rod-shaped conductors which are fastened by bolts to supporting insulators in specularly symmetric fashion....
07/31/1979
4118639Electrical switchboard apparatus including bus system with individual phase isolation
An electrical distribution switchboard including a multiphase horizontal main bus and a multiphase vertical riser bus. A plurality of protective members are provided, each being vacuum formed from a thermoplastic carbonate-linked polymer material. Separat...
10/03/1978
4071882Structure for electrical interface
In an electrical substation, the use of separate towers or poles to terminate overhead lines is obviated by using bus duct for this purpose. Isolated phase or metal-clad bus duct is erected to provide not only the electrically conductive path between the ...
01/31/1978
4068287Circuit breaker with improved terminal connection means
A circuit breaker structure characterized by a multi-pole circuit breaker which is adapted for quick removal and/or replacement of a circuit breaker having at least two horizontally spaced poles, each pole comprising two vertically spaced incoming and out...
01/10/1978
 
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