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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 1988
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1987
Arvydas J Kalvaitis, Northbrook, IL (US);
John W Estey, Glenview, IL (US);
S&C Electric Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A barrier system is provided for electrical switchgear having an enclosure and one or more access openings. The barrier system comprises a plurality of barriers, each of which is a generally planar member. The barrier system further includes manually operable provisions for releasably securing each barrier in respective predetermined positions, and a guide and support member carried by the enclosure and engaged by the lower edge of the rear portion of each barrier during insertion and also when the barriers are in a predetermined inserted operating position. The guide and support member directs the barrier into the appropriate position when the barrier is within a predetermined range of position with respect to the guide and support member. In a specific embodiment, the manually operable provisions include a fastening device which is retained by the barrier and a cooperating receptacle retained by the enclosure. The fastening device is preferably is a fractional-turn wing-head stud. Additionally, the guide and support member in a specific embodiment includes a tapered guide surface narrowing to a receiving slot for each of the removable barriers.