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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2003
Jason P. Wiant, Bedford, TX (US);
Harry W. Josten, Grapevine, TX (US);
Jason P. Wiant, Bedford, TX (US);
Harry W. Josten, Grapevine, TX (US);
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
For use in switchgear equipment having bus bars joined together at a bus joint, there is provided a bus joint cover assembly and method. The bus joint cover assembly comprises a collar member having a snap slot. A cap member having a boss snap is configured to engage the snap slot. The cap member is configured to telescopically join with the collar member around the bus joint wherein the bus joint is contained within the bus joint cover assembly. The bus joint cover assembly can include a side cover member configured to position between the collar member and the cap member. The side cover member can be configured to provide a passage for bus bars and can be configured as a bus end cover.