Electric meter center
US4532574A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02B1/21
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A meter center enclosure (4) is divided into a metering section (8) and service disconnect section (10) by a barrier (6,12,14) which is laterally supported along a back wall of the enclosure by brackets (30) cooperatively engaging slots (22) in the barrier. Grooved insulator supports (24) are slidingly received in the slots (22) and are locked in a forward position by the brackets (30). Bus conductors (26,28) extend from the metering section (8) into the service disconnect section (10) through openings in the insulators (24) and are supported by the insulators (24). In one embodiment, insulator (24) provides the sole support (24e) for a service disconnect circuit breaker, and connectors (44) are provided for the bus conductors (26,28) which may selectively receive either plug-in (CBP) or bolt-in (CBB) circuit breakers. In another embodiment, the insulator (52) cooperates with a reversible bracket (58) to support a selected one of two dimensionally different circuit breakers (CB'). The enclosure ( 4) is provided with a large, continuous wire opening (70) covered by a removable panel (64) which has individual wire receiving holes for attachment to the enclosure after the meter center…
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