CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH TERMINAL NUT RETAINER

The present invention provides a circuit breaker having a terminal nut retainer for securely holding a nut in a fixed position adjacent and below a circuit breaker terminal. The circuit breaker is placed in a circuit by securing a source electrical connector to a source terminal and/or a load electr...

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Main Authors FRANCIS, DONALD CHARLES JR, FLEEGE, DENNIS WILLIAM, SIEBELS, RANDALL LUTHER
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 20.11.1997
Edition6
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
CURRENT COLLECTORS
ELECTRIC SWITCHES
ELECTRICITY
EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
LINE CONNECTORS
RELAYS
SELECTORS
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Summary:The present invention provides a circuit breaker having a terminal nut retainer for securely holding a nut in a fixed position adjacent and below a circuit breaker terminal. The circuit breaker is placed in a circuit by securing a source electrical connector to a source terminal and/or a load electrical connector to a load terminal. A screw is used to fasten the electrical connector to its respective terminal. The nut for the screw is held in a fixed position by the terminal nut retainer. The terminal nut retainer has a nut retaining cavity defined by walls which hold the nut and keept it from turning while the screw is tightened to establish a tight electrical connection between the connector and the terminal. The terminal nut retainer is held in position by a sliding and locking engagement between projections on the terminal nut retainer and slots in the circuit breaker casing.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA19972226500