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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2001
Gilbert Anthony Soares, Mebane, NC (US);
Richard Emery Bernier, Mebane, NC (US);
Charles Piper, Burlington, NC (US);
Edgar Yee, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
John Joseph Struble, Jr., Mebane, NC (US);
Edward Bruce Bynum, Jr., Chapel Hill, NC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A draw out unit with improved drawout box and handle assembly is disclosed. The drawout box is designed to accommodate an improved terminal assembly of the present invention, which reduces the dimensions of the box, and further provides access to the interior of the box by providing an open side for allowing service of an electrtical device within the bucket thus permitting the motor control center to remain active during service. The drawout box of the present invention further includes an improved handle assembly with operable connection to a circuit breaker handle within the confines of the smaller drawout box.