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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2011
Arvind Pai, Hyderabad, IN;
Sapuram Sudhakar, Hyderabad, IN;
Kapil Vinodrao Bavikar, Hyderabad, IN;
Glen Charles Sisson, Plainville, CT (US);
Arvind Pai, Hyderabad, IN;
Sapuram Sudhakar, Hyderabad, IN;
Kapil Vinodrao Bavikar, Hyderabad, IN;
Glen Charles Sisson, Plainville, CT (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A secondary disconnect apparatus for a circuit breaker, for making a slidable electrical connection with a mating enclosure-side secondary disconnect apparatus, is disclosed, having a pair of stop plate surfaces coupled to the circuit breaker defining a first linear distance D, and a lateral adjustment portion in slidable communication with a pair of a guide members configured to guide movement of the lateral adjustment portion along an axis in one of a first and a second direction. The apparatus includes and a pair of adjustment member surfaces coupled to the lateral adjustment portion defining a second linear distance D, wherein the adjustment member surfaces are configured to cooperate with the stop plate surfaces to limit the travel of lateral adjustment portion, and wherein a total predetermined lateral distance of travel of lateral adjustment portionis defined based on at least the difference between first distance Dand second distance D