Easy-to-read breaker panel
US7616096B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H71/06
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A movable reference guide mounted to slide over a circuit breaker reference chart on the door of a circuit breaker box to visually mark individual circuit breaker labels on the chart, and indicator lights associated with each of the circuit breakers on the breaker panel opposite the door, the indicator lights responsive to the position of the guide on the reference chart to light up when their corresponding labels are marked by the guide. In the preferred form the guide includes a magnifier lens to enlarge the writing on the labels.
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