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Front mounting circuit breaker bracket assembly

US6284991A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 25, 2000
Grant dateSep 4, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 25, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H71/54
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit breaker bracket assembly has two generally U-shaped metal clips, each metal clip having a rearwardly projecting resilient wing formed therein with two forwardly projecting arms extending therefrom, each arm having an aperture which engages a nodule of a recess on a basal portion of a molded plastic cover plate. The molded plastic cover plate has a top face which has flanges preventing the cover plate from sliding through a panel opening. The basal portion has two mounting plugs formed on the back thereof which engage openings in each circuit breaker half case part and upon assembly of the circuit breaker holds the circuit breaker bracket assembly to the circuit breaker case.

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