Patent ID: 9570261
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: H01H,H01R

Claim:
1. A secondary disconnect assembly for an electrical switching apparatus, said secondary disconnect assembly comprising: a terminal block mount having a number of first mounting features; at least one terminal block including a number of second mounting features and a number of receptacles, said second mounting features cooperating with said first mounting features to properly align, mount and stabilize said terminal block on said terminal block mount; and at least one accessory plug including a number of contact alignment features structured to align and guide said accessory plug into a corresponding one of the receptacles; a cradle assembly movably coupled to said terminal block mount; wherein said cradle assembly includes a cradle housing and an inner cradle; wherein said inner cradle comprises a first end, a second end disposed opposite and distal from the first end, and a plurality of vertical walls defining a plurality of thru holes extending through said inner cradle between the first end and the second end; and wherein each of said at least one accessory plug is structured to be removably disposed in a corresponding one of said thru holes between a corresponding pair of said vertical walls to properly align said accessory plug with respect to said terminal block.