Patent ID: 9532476
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: H01H,H01R,H05K

Claim Text:
1. An interconnect assembly for a switching assembly, the switching assembly comprising a bus bar and an electromagnetic switching device having a contactor bus, the interconnect assembly being structured to mechanically couple and electrically connect the contactor bus to the bus bar, the interconnect assembly comprising: a socket member structured to engage the bus bar; a post assembly comprising a post member structured to extend through the contactor bus, at least a portion of the post member extending into the socket member; and a locking member disposed on the post member, wherein the locking member is structured to extend through and removably engage the socket member in order to mechanically couple and electrically connect the contactor bus to the bus bar, wherein the bus bar has a through hole, and wherein the socket member comprises an annular projection structured to engage the bus bar to retain the socket member in the through hole thereof.