Schneider Electric Usa, Inc.

David W Barenz

William J Broghammer

Elena Kosyanchuk

Rodney D Raabe

A power connector () is provided for connecting a drawout circuit breaker to a conductive bus bar. The power connector () is formed as a unitary body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end has a circuit breaker terminal () to connect to the drawout circuit breaker through the clusters. The second end has a bus bar terminal () to connect to the conductive bus bar. The bus bar terminal () may have a pair of extending arms (), which form a U-shape profile. A conductive bus bar can be connected between the pair of extending arms () on one or both sides to the bus bar terminal ().

Integrated connector for backplane of a draw out breaker chassis

A circuit breaker assembly includes a housing, a trip mechanism, a vent channel, and a chamber. The trip mechanism is positioned within the housing can causes a movable contact to separate from a second contact in response to detection by the circuit breaker assembly of an electrical fault. The vent channel is formed in the housing and positioned to exhaust gas and debris produced as the movable contact separates from the second contact during the electrical fault to an aperture in the housing. The chamber has a chamber housing coupled to the housing adjacent the aperture such that the chamber receives the gas and debris exiting the aperture.

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Solon, IA, United States of America

David W Barenz