Patent ID: 9646793
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: H01H,H01R

Claim:
1. A shaped bus-connector, comprising: a generally cylindrical head having an exterior wall extending along a length of the head and an interior wall extending a distance into the head, the interior wall defining an opening in the head coaxial therewith at an end thereof for receiving a bus connection terminal; and an elongated body protruding perpendicularly from the generally cylindrical head at the end thereof having the opening therein and the elongated body configured to be connected to a circuit breaker terminal; wherein the generally cylindrical head has a shape resembling an extended toroid such that corners and edges on the head through which electrical discharge may occur have a radius of curvature, and whereby the shaped bus-connector provides a vertical offset between the bus connection terminal at its generally cylindrical head and the circuit breaker connection terminal at its elongated body.