Patent ID: 8907237
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: H01H,H02B

Abstract:
1. A floating contact assembly for a switchgear assembly, said switchgear assembly including a housing assembly and a circuit breaker assembly including an elongated switching element, said circuit breaker assembly moving between a first withdrawn position and a second inserted position, one of said housing assembly or said switching element including a non-floating contact, said floating contact assembly comprising: a first conductive member; a flexible conductive shunt; a second conductive member; said first conductive member coupled to one of said housing assembly or said switching element; said flexible conductive shunt coupled to, and in electrical communication with, said first conductive member; said second conductive member coupled to, and in electrical communication with, said flexible conductive shunt; wherein said second conductive member is floatably coupled to said first conductive member; and wherein said second conductive member has a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of said non-floating contact.