Patent ID: 9548548
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: H01H,H01R,H02B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of assembling a plug-on neutral rail into a panel of an electrical distribution apparatus, comprising the steps of: providing a fixed dielectric base having a major surface lying along a plane; placing over the base a dielectric shield member such that a bottom surface of the shield member rests a distance above a top surface of the base, the shield member having a plurality of retention feature pairs, each of the retention feature pairs forming a gap therebetween; inserting lengthwise through the gap an elongate plug-on neutral rail having an oblong cross-section along a narrow dimension of the cross-section; and responsive to a rotation of the neutral rail by at least 90 degrees, applying a force to decrease the distance between the bottom surface of the shield member and the top surface of the base.