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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2007
Brendan A. Foley, Cleveland, TN (US);
Eddie D. Carson, Cleveland, TN (US);
Douglas R. Bender, Cleveland, TN (US);
William E. Wilkie, Pinehurst, NC (US);
Richard D. Prohaska, Cleveland, TN (US);
Brendan A. Foley, Cleveland, TN (US);
Eddie D. Carson, Cleveland, TN (US);
Douglas R. Bender, Cleveland, TN (US);
William E. Wilkie, Pinehurst, NC (US);
Richard D. Prohaska, Cleveland, TN (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector assembly is provided for an electrical switching apparatus including an enclosure, separable contacts housed by the enclosure, and an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts. The enclosure has a back panel, sidewalls extending outwardly from the back panel, an exterior and an interior having a plurality of compartments. A first compartment houses the separable contacts and includes a first cover. A second compartment is disposed adjacent the first compartment and includes a second cover. The electrical connector assembly includes a plate member disposed between the first and second compartments, and a plurality of electrical connectors coupled to the plate member and being substantially disposed within the second compartment. The electrical connectors are structured to be electrically connected to the separable contacts, and are substantially inaccessible when the second compartment is covered by the second cover.