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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2023
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
John E. Brower, Fairfield, CT (US);
Christopher Alan Carbone, Newtown, CT (US);
Zhenhong Li, Cheshire, CT (US);
Abstract
Power switch assemblies are provided herein each having a power switch enclosure including a box portion and a cover portion removably attachable to the box portion, a power switch installed in a box cavity and having a plurality of terminals, a handle shaft extending through a wall of the cover, and a monitor circuit including a circuit board attached to the cover, monitor circuitry formed on the circuit board, and a plurality of connectors installed on the circuit board, wherein the connectors are configured, upon attachment of the cover to the box, without manual disconnection or reconnection of wires, to electrically interact with a terminal of the power switch for electrical communication between the power switch and the monitor circuitry, and wherein the connectors are configured, without manual disconnection or reconnection of wires, to terminate the electrical interactions upon removal of the cover from the box.