Patent ID: 6806420
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: H04M,H04Q,H05K

Abstract:
A power input housing for a power distribution panel comprising:a body defining a cavity having a first open end and a second open end, the body including a base, opposing sidewalls extending from the base and a center wall extending from the base; a removable cover mounted to the body; the cavity being defined by the sidewalls, the base and the removable cover, and being divided longitudinally by the center wall, the center wall substantially parallel to the sidewalls, the sidewalls and base each having a first end adjacent and partially defining the first open end and each having a second end adjacent and partially defining the second open end; the base having access openings at the first and second ends of the cavity on both sides of the center wall to permit electrical conductors to pass through the base; the cover having a major surface and a lower extension, the cover being mountable in either a first position or a second position on the housing, such that when the cover is mounted in the first position the lower extension closes off the first open end of the cavity and the second open end of the cavity remains open, and when the cover is mounted in the second position the lower extension of the cover closes off the second open end of the cavity and the first open end remains open; a mounting tab projecting outward from the base including a fastener opening; and the body and the cover being made of an electrically insulative material.