Circuit breaker mounting assembly including means for temporarily supporting the circuit breaker during initial securement

Claim 1

A MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR RECEIVING AT LEAST ONE CIRCUIT BREAKER UNIT, SAID MOUNTING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A BASE SUPPORT MEMBER AND AT LEAST ONE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CONNECTOR, SAID CONNECTOR INCLUDING INTEGRALLY FORMED FIRST AND SECOND PORTIONS, SAID CONDUCTIVE CONNECTOR SECURED TO SAID BASE SUPPORT MEMBER, SAID SECOND PORTION ADAPTED TO PROVIDE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SECUREMENT TO A CIRCUIT BREAKER TERMINAL, SAID SECOND PORTION FREELY PROJECTING OUTWARD FROM SAID BASE SUPPORT MEMBER AND INCLUDING A SUBSTANTIAL CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, THE INTERNAL REGION OF SAID CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA INCLUDING APERTURE MEANS FOR RECEIVING AT LEAST ONE CONNECTING BOLT, SUCH THAT SAID SUBSTANTIAL CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA IS DRAWN INTO CONFRONTING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TERMINAL, SAID FREELY PROJECTING PORTION ABOUT SAID APERTURE MEANS HAVING AN OUTER PERIPHERAL WALL OF A PREDETERMINED CONFIGURATION CLOSELY CORRESPONDING TO A RECESS OF A CIRCUIT BREAKER, ABOUT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TERMINAL, SAID OUTER PERIPHERAL WALL HAVING A PREDETERMINED DEPTH SELECTED TO ABUT WALL SURFACES OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER RECESS ING A MANNER PROVIDING SUPPORT OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER DURING BOLTED SECUREMENT OF ITS TERMINALS TO SAID FIRST PORTION.