Patent ID: 8298018

Claim:
A multi-phase cross connection link for carrying potential between at least two switching devices modularly connected on a support member, each switching device having connector holders for accepting the potential, the cross connection link comprising: a conductor rail associated with each phase and disposed in a housing, the housing being made of insulation material and extending lengthwise; and a plurality of tabs associated with the conductor rail, the tabs extending outward in a comb-like manner in a shared plane perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the housing, the plurality of tabs being arranged next to each other in a sequence having a row distance that corresponds to a first grid distance of the connector holders of the switching device; wherein at least one end of the cross connection link, relative to the lengthwise extending, has incoming contact openings leading to the conductor rail, wherein the housing is configured as a box having a front and a back, and wherein the tabs extend from the front, and wherein the incoming contact openings are arranged along the back of the housing so as to allow the contact openings to be covered.