| US 7,563,999 B2 | ||
| Front connected test switch | ||
| Roy Ball, Coral Springs, Fla. (US); Todd Alan Gentile, Tamarac, Fla. (US); and Timothy Frankland Masters, Boca Raton, Fla. (US) | ||
| Assigned to ABB Technology Ag, Zurich (Switzerland) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 14, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/724,064. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/782136, filed on Mar. 14, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0011589 A1, Jan. 17, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01H 9/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 200—293 [324/141; 324/142; 324/754; 361/724; 361/727] | 10 Claims |
| 1. A test switch having front and rear sides and comprising:
(a.) a base comprising:
a row of spaced-apart upper barrier walls;
a row of spaced-apart lower barrier walls; and
a row of spaced-apart main barrier walls disposed between the row of upper barrier walls and the row of lower barrier walls;
(b.) a plurality of switch units mounted to the base, each switch unit being disposed between a pair of the main barrier walls
and having a handle;
(c.) a plurality of upper terminals removably mounted to the base, each upper terminal being disposed between a pair of the
upper barrier walls and connected to one of the switch units, the upper terminals being adapted for connection to wiring from
the front side of the test switch;
(d.) a plurality of lower terminals removably mounted to the base, each lower terminal being disposed between a pair of the
lower barrier walls and connected to one of the switch units, the lower terminals being adapted for connection to wiring from
the front side of the test switch;
(e.) an upper cover mounted to the base and extending across the row of upper barrier walls;
(f.) a main cover mounted to the base and disposed over the handles of the switch units;
(g.) a lower cover mounted to the base and extending across the row of lower barrier walls; and
(h.) wherein the upper, main and lower covers are disposed on the front side of the test switch.
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