Patent ID: 6637564
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A current detector that can be aligned in two orthogonal directions, the current detector comprising:a housing for a detector, said housing having a first surface for placement on a support surface and a second surface for alternative placement on a support surface, said first and second surfaces being orthogonal to each other, said first surface having a current detection opening therethrough for receiving a conductor whose current is to be detected, said housing having a first set of passages whose axes are perpendicular to said first surface and that are arranged to receive devices for securing said first surface to a support surface; and an auxiliary flange removably secured to said housing and having a second set of passages whose axes are perpendicular to said second surface and that are arranged to receive devices for securing said auxiliary flange to a support surface to hold said second surface on the support surface.