Patent ID: 9391413
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: H01B,H01R,H02B,H02G

Claim Text:
1. A power distribution apparatus comprising: at least one bus bar including a straight bar portion extending between a top portion of the bus bar and a bottom portion of the bus bar, the straight bar portion having first and second end portions; a first shroud surrounding the first end portion of said at least one bus bar and providing a connection surface for one or more circuit breakers, said first shroud comprising first and second sides, a network of spaced-apart recesses provided in the first side of the shroud, the recesses defining voids when the apparatus is in an assembled state, the voids providing physical access to the first end portion of the straight bar portion at a plurality of spaced apart locations along the first end portion of the straight bar portion, a slot provided in the second side of the shroud, the slot receiving the first end portion of the bus bar in an orientation such that the first end surface is positioned in communication with the network of spaced-apart recesses; and a second shroud for surrounding the second end of said at least one bus bar.