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US3183298A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Bus bar connecting means

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1960-02-11
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Granted: 1965-05-11
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Expires: 1980-02-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Charles L Weimer
  • 👤 Rex S Garrett

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 09:09
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02G; H02G5/00; H02G5/007; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/193

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 313 words
IN COMBINATION, TWO ELONGATED SETS OF BUS BARS, EACH OF SAID SETS COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO BUS BARS, CONNECTING MEANS COMPRISING A FIRST CONNECTING MEMBER AND A SECOND CONNECTING MEMBER COOPERATING WITH SAID FIRST CONNECTING MEMBER TO CONNECT SAID TWO SETS OF BUS BARS TOGETHER IN A LONGITUDINAL RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OF THE TWO BUS BARS OF ONE OF SAID SETS OVERLAPPING A DIFFERENT ONE OF THE TWO BUS BARS OF THE OTHER OF SAID SETS, EACH OF THE TWO BUS BARS OF SAID ONE SET HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN, AN INSULATING SPACING MEMBER HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN IN LINE WITH SAID BUS BAR OPENINGS, SAID FIRST CONNECTING MEMBER EXTENDING THROUGH SAID OPENINGS IN SAID BUS BARS AND THROUGH SAID OPENING IN SAID INSULATING SPACING MEMBER, SAID INSULATING SPACING MEMBER COMPRISING A FIRST PART AND A SECOND PART, SAID FIRST PART ENGAGING A BUS BAR AT EACH OF ITS TWO OTHER OVERLAPPED BUS BARS, EACH OF BUS BARS FROM THE TWO OTHER OVERLAPPED BUS BARS, EACH OF THE TWO BUS BARS OF SAID OTHER SET BEING BIFURCATED AT THE OVERLAPPED END THEREOF AND STRADDLING SAID FIRST CONNECTING MEMBER, SAID SECOND PART O F SAID INSULATING SPACING MEMBER BEING STRADDLED BY THE BIFURCATED END OF A FIRST OF SAID BUS BARS, SAID FIRST BUS BAR BEING IN OVERLAPPING RELATIONSHIP WITH A SECOND BUS BAR, SAID CONNECTING MEANS BEING OPERABLE TO PERMIT SEPARATION OF SAID TWO SETS OF BUS BARS, SAID TWO SETS OF BUS BARS BEING SEPARABLE BY MEANS OF A LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF EITHER ONE OF SAID SETS, WHEN SEPARATED SAID SECOND PART OF SAID INSULATING SPACING MEMBER SPACING SAID SECOND BUS BAR FROM SAID FIRST PART OF SAID INSULATING SPACING MEMBER, AND THE DIMENSION OF SAID SECOND PART OF SAID INSULATING SPACING MEMBER IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID SPACING BEING LESS THAN THE THICKNESS OF SAID OVERLAPPED FIRST AND SECOND BUS BARS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 313 words
IN COMBINATION, TWO ELONGATED SETS OF BUS BARS, EACH OF SAID SETS COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO BUS BARS, CONNECTING MEANS COMPRISING A FIRST CONNECTING MEMBER AND A SECOND CONNECTING MEMBER COOPERATING WITH SAID FIRST CONNECTING MEMBER TO CONNECT SAID TWO SETS OF BUS BARS TOGETHER IN A LONGITUDINAL RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OF THE TWO BUS BARS OF ONE OF SAID SETS OVERLAPPING A DIFFERENT ONE OF THE TWO BUS BARS OF THE OTHER OF SAID SETS, EACH OF THE TWO BUS BARS OF SAID ONE SET HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN, AN INSULATING SPACING MEMBER HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN IN LINE WITH SAID BUS BAR OPENINGS, SAID FIRST CONNECTING MEMBER EXTENDING THROUGH SAID OPENINGS IN SAID BUS BARS AND THROUGH SAID OPENING IN SAID INSULATING SPACING MEMBER, SAID INSULATING SPACING MEMBER COMPRISING A FIRST PART AND A SECOND PART, SAID FIRST PART ENGAGING A BUS BAR AT EACH OF ITS TWO OTHER OVERLAPPED BUS BARS, EACH OF BUS BARS FROM THE TWO OTHER OVERLAPPED BUS BARS, EACH OF THE TWO BUS BARS OF SAID OTHER SET BEING BIFURCATED AT THE OVERLAPPED END THEREOF AND STRADDLING SAID FIRST CONNECTING MEMBER, SAID SECOND PART O F SAID INSULATING SPACING MEMBER BEING STRADDLED BY THE BIFURCATED END OF A FIRST OF SAID BUS BARS, SAID FIRST BUS BAR BEING IN OVERLAPPING RELATIONSHIP WITH A SECOND BUS BAR, SAID CONNECTING MEANS BEING OPERABLE TO PERMIT SEPARATION OF SAID TWO SETS OF BUS BARS, SAID TWO SETS OF BUS BARS BEING SEPARABLE BY MEANS OF A LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF EITHER ONE OF SAID SETS, WHEN SEPARATED SAID SECOND PART OF SAID INSULATING SPACING MEMBER SPACING SAID SECOND BUS BAR FROM SAID FIRST PART OF SAID INSULATING SPACING MEMBER, AND THE DIMENSION OF SAID SECOND PART OF SAID INSULATING SPACING MEMBER IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID SPACING BEING LESS THAN THE THICKNESS OF SAID OVERLAPPED FIRST AND SECOND BUS BARS.

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