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US3349291A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Prefabricated switchboard construction

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1965-04-12
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Granted: 1967-10-24
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Expires: 1985-04-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William F Olashaw

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 19:14
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02B; H02B1/00; H02B1/20; H02B1/21; H02B1/015; H02B1/04; H02B1/056

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 277 words
A PREFABRICATED ELECTRICAL SWITCHBOARD COMPRISING; (A) A GENERALLY RECTANGUALR METALLIC CUBICLE HAVING GENERALLY PLANAR FRONT AND BACK WALLS, OPPOSED SIDE WALLS AND TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS; (B) A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL DEVICES SUPPORTED IN SAID CUBICLE ADJACENT SAID FRONT WALL, ECH OF SAID ELECTRICAL DEVICES HAVING A SET OF THREE IN-COMING TERMINALS AND A SET OF THREE OUT-GOING TERMINALS AT THE BACK THEREOF WITHIN SAID CUBICLE; (C) A FIRST SET OF THREE VERTICAL ELECTRICAL BUSBARS SUPPORTED IN SAID CUBICLE AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID BOTTOM WALL IN THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID ELECTRICAL DEVICES AND SAID BACK WALL SUBSTANTIALLY IN ALIGNMENT IN A PLANE EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID FRONT WALL; (D) A SECOND SET OF THREE VERTICAL ELECTRICAL BUSBARS SUPPORTED IN SAID CUBICLE AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID BOTTOM WALL, SAID SECOND SET OF BUSBARS BEING DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY IN ALIGNMENT IN A PLANE EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID FRONT WALL BETWEEN SAID SET OF VERTICAL BUSBARS AND SAID BACK WALL; (E) THREE FIRST ADAPTER STRAPS OF CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, SAID FIRST STRAPS EACH BEING BOLTED AT ONE END TO ONE OF SAID TERMINALS OF SAID DEVICES AT ONE END AND BEING BOLTED TO ONE OF SAID FIRST SET OF VERTICAL BUSBARS AT THE OTHER END; (F) THREE SECOND ADAPTER STRAPS OF CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS, SAID SECOND ADAPTER STRAPS EACH BEING BOLTED AT ONE END TO ONE OF SAID TERMINALS OF SAID DEVICES AT ONE END AND BEING BOLTED TO ONE SAID SECOND SET OF VERTICAL BUSBARS AT THE OTHER END, WHEREBY AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SETS OF SAID DEVICE TERMINALS IS CONNECTED BY SAID ADAPTER STRAPS TO ONE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND SETS OF VERTICAL BUSBARS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 277 words
A PREFABRICATED ELECTRICAL SWITCHBOARD COMPRISING; (A) A GENERALLY RECTANGUALR METALLIC CUBICLE HAVING GENERALLY PLANAR FRONT AND BACK WALLS, OPPOSED SIDE WALLS AND TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS; (B) A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL DEVICES SUPPORTED IN SAID CUBICLE ADJACENT SAID FRONT WALL, ECH OF SAID ELECTRICAL DEVICES HAVING A SET OF THREE IN-COMING TERMINALS AND A SET OF THREE OUT-GOING TERMINALS AT THE BACK THEREOF WITHIN SAID CUBICLE; (C) A FIRST SET OF THREE VERTICAL ELECTRICAL BUSBARS SUPPORTED IN SAID CUBICLE AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID BOTTOM WALL IN THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID ELECTRICAL DEVICES AND SAID BACK WALL SUBSTANTIALLY IN ALIGNMENT IN A PLANE EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID FRONT WALL; (D) A SECOND SET OF THREE VERTICAL ELECTRICAL BUSBARS SUPPORTED IN SAID CUBICLE AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID BOTTOM WALL, SAID SECOND SET OF BUSBARS BEING DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY IN ALIGNMENT IN A PLANE EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID FRONT WALL BETWEEN SAID SET OF VERTICAL BUSBARS AND SAID BACK WALL; (E) THREE FIRST ADAPTER STRAPS OF CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, SAID FIRST STRAPS EACH BEING BOLTED AT ONE END TO ONE OF SAID TERMINALS OF SAID DEVICES AT ONE END AND BEING BOLTED TO ONE OF SAID FIRST SET OF VERTICAL BUSBARS AT THE OTHER END; (F) THREE SECOND ADAPTER STRAPS OF CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS, SAID SECOND ADAPTER STRAPS EACH BEING BOLTED AT ONE END TO ONE OF SAID TERMINALS OF SAID DEVICES AT ONE END AND BEING BOLTED TO ONE SAID SECOND SET OF VERTICAL BUSBARS AT THE OTHER END, WHEREBY AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SETS OF SAID DEVICE TERMINALS IS CONNECTED BY SAID ADAPTER STRAPS TO ONE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND SETS OF VERTICAL BUSBARS.

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