Patent ID: 9742161
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: H02B

Claim:
1. A touch safe system for an electrical panel with a bus system including a plurality of buses with branch connectors to distribute power to a plurality of branch circuits, the system comprising: a phase barrier arranged over and along a center portion of the electrical panel, the phase barrier having a plurality of spaced-apart projections to isolate the branch connectors from each other along the center portion of the electrical panel, each pair of adjacent projections with one of the branch connectors therebetween defining a row along which to connect a terminal of a circuit breaker to the one of the branch connectors; a side bus cover arranged adjacent to one side of the phase barrier and over and along a side portion of the electrical panel to prevent access by an object having a diameter greater than 12 mm to any energized component of the buses located thereunder on the side portion of the electrical panel, the side bus cover including: a top center cover arranged over the phase barrier along the center portion of the electrical panel, the top center cover being connectable to the phase barrier; and a plurality of snap-in filler plates, each of the snap-in filler plates to cover an exposed portion of any one of the branch connectors between a pair of adjacent projections which is unoccupied by a circuit breaker, each of the snap-in filler plates having a first end and an opposite second end, the first end having a tab to interlock with the top center cover and a second end having a first snap-fit to engage one of the first slots of the side bus cover.