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Electrical distribution box and neutral

Assignee: ZINSCO ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS
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Filing: 1963-12-09
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Granted: 1966-08-09
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Expires: 1983-12-09
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Rex E Sturdivan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 18:04
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R9/00; H01R9/22; H01R9/24; H01R9/2483

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 140 words
A NEUTRAL TERMINAL FOR AN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION BOX COMPRISING A UNITARY DIE CAST METAL CONDUCTOR HAVING FIRST AND SECOND END PORTIONS AND AN ELONGATED CENTRAL PORTION, SAID CENTRAL PORTION INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED PARALLEL SIDE WALLS AND A BOTTOM WALL AND SERIES OF GENERALLY FLAT TRANSVERSE RIBS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID SIDE WALLS AND DEFINING SQUARE SMOOTH WALLED OPENINGS THEREBETWEEN, EACH OF SAID SIDE WALLS HAVING ALIGNED TRANSVERSE OPENINGS IN COMMUNICATION WITH CORRESPONDING SQUARE OPENINGS, SAID BOTTOM WALL HAVING A WIDTH SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID SIDE WALLS, ONE OF SAID END PORTIONS HAVING PARALLEL WALLS DEFINING A SQUARE OPENING HAVING AN AXIS PARALLEL TO THE AXES OF THE SQUARE OPENINGS OF SAID CENTRAL PORTION, WITH AT LEAST ONE OF SAID END PORTION WALLS HAVING ANOTHER OPENING IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE SQUARE OPEINING IN SAID ONE END PORTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 140 words
A NEUTRAL TERMINAL FOR AN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION BOX COMPRISING A UNITARY DIE CAST METAL CONDUCTOR HAVING FIRST AND SECOND END PORTIONS AND AN ELONGATED CENTRAL PORTION, SAID CENTRAL PORTION INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED PARALLEL SIDE WALLS AND A BOTTOM WALL AND SERIES OF GENERALLY FLAT TRANSVERSE RIBS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID SIDE WALLS AND DEFINING SQUARE SMOOTH WALLED OPENINGS THEREBETWEEN, EACH OF SAID SIDE WALLS HAVING ALIGNED TRANSVERSE OPENINGS IN COMMUNICATION WITH CORRESPONDING SQUARE OPENINGS, SAID BOTTOM WALL HAVING A WIDTH SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID SIDE WALLS, ONE OF SAID END PORTIONS HAVING PARALLEL WALLS DEFINING A SQUARE OPENING HAVING AN AXIS PARALLEL TO THE AXES OF THE SQUARE OPENINGS OF SAID CENTRAL PORTION, WITH AT LEAST ONE OF SAID END PORTION WALLS HAVING ANOTHER OPENING IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE SQUARE OPEINING IN SAID ONE END PORTION.

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