Busway output box guide/inhibitor system for insertion and removal of a busway output box
US9385517B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02G5/08
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for facilitating safe removal of rotational-style output boxes in busway bar power distribution systems particularly configured components to form output box guides. The disclosed schemes render rotational style output boxes for busway bar systems less susceptible to damage introduced by inadvertent or improper removal of the rotational style output boxes in the busway bars. Mechanical structures are provided that substantially inhibit an ability to incorrectly rotate a rotational-style output box during a removal process. A busway output box guide system provides structures associated with and/or attached to at least one of an output box and a busway bar, labeling and warning indication components that inform and substantially inhibit an ability of a user to incorrectly rotate a rotational-style output box in a “wrong” direction particularly when removing the rotational style output box from a busway bar in a power distribution system.
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