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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1999
Rodney William Bruner, Fletcher, NC (US);
William Edward Wilkie, II, Fletcher, NC (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
Main circuit breakers and/or tie circuit breakers are connected by upper and lower disconnects to upper and lower sections, respectively, of split risers in a low voltage switchgear assembly. An upper horizontal bus is connected to the upper sections of the split risers while a lower horizontal bus is connected to the lower sections. However, with the main or tie breaker mounted in the 'C' position of a switchgear section, the gap between the upper and lower sections of the split risers is positioned vertically such that one of the phase conductors of the lower horizontal bus is above the gap. A unique connector extends downward from this phase conductor and is connected to the corresponding phase of the lower section of the vertical bus through the lower stab which engages the lower disconnect for the main or tie breaker.