Patent ID: 7334315
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: H02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of servicing and maintaining a channel bus splice assembly connecting first and second channel bus bars in a switchgear assembly, with the channel bus splice assembly including a plurality of interior fasteners and a plurality of exterior fasteners, an inner splice plate, a sliding clamp plate having nut plates and an outer splice plate, the method comprising the steps of: removing the exterior fasteners from the nut plates; removing the outer splice plate; moving the sliding clamp plate to one side until it stops, wherein access to some of the interior fasteners is obtained; manipulating some of the interior fasteners; moving the sliding clamp plate to another side until it stops, wherein access to other of the interior fasteners is obtained; manipulating other of the interior fasteners; and remounting the outer splice plate by passing the exterior fasteners through the outer splice plate and threading into the nut plates.