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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Eric Alan Samuelson, Springfield, IL (US);
Tony Ray Benson, White Heath, IL (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 73/06 (2006.01); H02H 3/16 (2006.01); H01H 69/00 (2006.01); H01H 73/18 (2006.01); H01H 71/08 (2006.01); H01R 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/16 (2013.01); H01H 71/08 (2013.01); H01R 25/162 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01);
Abstract
Plug-on neutral circuit breakers include an AFCI OR GFCI circuit breaker housing, a neutral conductor with an external end portion extending from the AFCI/GFCI circuit breaker housing, and a clip assembly attached to the neutral conductor at a specific length configured to align with the loadcenter neutral bar location. The clip assembly includes a conductive clip with downwardly extending, spaced apart legs. The legs are sized and configured to clamp against opposing sides of a neutral bar.