Patent ID: 6121562
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A method of shielding one or more exposed electric terminals at an end of a circuit breaker assembly, the method comprising:providing a shield, including a releasable catch, for assembly to the circuit breaker assembly in shielding relation to the one or more electric terminals;providing a shield securing member that is selectively positionable on the shield proximate the catch;assembling the shield to the circuit breaker assembly, including engaging the catch with the circuit breaker assembly, to place the shield in shielding relation to the one or more electric terminals and such that the shield cannot be disassembled from the circuit breaker assembly unless the catch is first disengaged from catching the circuit breaker assembly; andwith the shield so assembled to the circuit breaker assembly, positioning the shield securing member on the shield to a position that prevents the catch from being disengaged from catching the circuit breaker assembly.