US 7,520,759 B2
Modular bus assembly for a loadcenter
Paul David Seff, Lincoln, Ill. (US); and Syed Manzural Karim, Lincoln, Ill. (US)
Assigned to Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio (US)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/476,348.
Prior Publication US 2008/0003850 A1, Jan. 03, 2008
Int. Cl. H01R 12/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 439—76.2 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A modular bus assembly for a loadcenter comprising:
a non-conductive bus support assembly having a planar member with an upper side, a plurality of upper sidewalls, and at least one opening through said planar member;
each said upper sidewall extending generally perpendicular to said planar member upper side, said plurality of upper sidewalls defining at least one upper channel;
at least one lateral bus member having an elongated body with a first end terminal, a first lateral portion, an offset, central portion, an offset second lateral portion, and a second end terminal, said lateral bus member body sized to fit within said at least one upper channel;
wherein said first end terminal, said first lateral portion, and said second end terminal are in, generally, a first plane, said offset, central portion is offset in a first direction from said first plane and said offset, second lateral portion is offset in a second direction from said first plane; and
wherein said lateral bus member is reversible so that either said offset central portion or said offset, second lateral portion is disposed within said planar member opening.