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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2010
William E. Beatty, Jr., Beaver Brighton, PA (US);
Xin Zhou, Franklin Park, PA (US);
William E. Beatty, Jr., Beaver Brighton, PA (US);
Xin Zhou, Franklin Park, PA (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An electrical switching apparatus includes at least one pole; a plurality of first terminals; a plurality of second terminals; a plurality of pairs of separable contacts; and a plurality of field-configurable jumpers. Each of the plurality of field-configurable jumpers electrically connects two of the pairs of separable contacts in series. Each of the plurality of field-configurable jumpers are electrically connected to: (a) two of the first terminals, (b) two of the first terminals or (c) two of the second terminals; or one of the first terminals and one of the second terminals.