Patent ID: 9741512
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: H01H,H02B

Claim:
1. An electrical switching apparatus assembly for a switchgear system comprising a number of circuit stabs and an enclosure having a number of compartments, said electrical switching apparatus assembly comprising: an electrical switching apparatus comprising a number of terminals and a mounting assembly, each of said number of terminals being structured to be mechanically coupled and electrically connected to a corresponding one of said circuit stabs, said mounting assembly comprising a mounting member; and a maintaining assembly comprising a plate member and a maintaining member, said plate member being coupled to said mounting member, said maintaining member being coupled to said plate member, wherein, responsive to an arc fault event, said maintaining assembly is structured to move between a FIRST position and a SECOND position, and wherein, when said maintaining assembly moves from the FIRST position toward the SECOND position, said maintaining member moves into engagement with one of said number of compartments in order to maintain said electrical switching apparatus assembly within said one of said number of compartments.