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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2005
David J. Johnsen, New Hope, MN (US);
Carlos Cabrera, Ciudad Juarez, MX;
David E. Schomaker, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
David J. Johnsen, New Hope, MN (US);
Carlos Cabrera, Ciudad Juarez, MX;
David E. Schomaker, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A finger guard for an electrical circuit breaker includes a rear plate with an opening, a guard portion extending from the plate adjacent the opening, and a removable portion, or knock-out, positioned within the opening. A further finger guard for an electrical circuit breaker includes a rear plate with an opening, a guard portion extending from the plate adjacent the opening, and opposing ramped finger grips on the outer walls of the guard portion. A further finger guard for an electrical circuit breaker includes a rear plate with an opening, and a guard portion extending from the plate adjacent the opening, the plate further including a designation holder. An electrical power distribution system with a chassis having an electrical circuit including a mount for an electrical circuit breaker and an opening providing access to the mount, includes a finger guard mounted across the opening. A method of removing a finger guard from an opening on an electric power distribution chassis, removing a portion covering an opening in the finger guard, mounting the finger guard to an electrical circuit breaker, and inserting the electrical circuit breaker into a circuit breaker mount in an electrical circuit within the chassis.